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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the ...
Georg VI., gebürtig Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York aus dem Haus Windsor war vom 11. Dezember 1936 bis zu seinem Tod König des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland und der Dominions, Oberhaupt des British Commonwealth of Nations sowie bis 1947 letzter Kaiser von Indien. Er war der Vater von Königin Elisabeth ...
19. Apr. 2024 · George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
King George VI paid State Visits to France in 1938, and to Canada and the United States in 1939, the first British monarch to enter the United States. His greatest achievements came during the Second World War, when he remained for most of the time at Buckingham Palace (the Palace was bombed nine times during the war).
3. Apr. 2014 · Who Was King George VI? George VI was crowned the king of the United Kingdom in 1937 and was an important symbolic leader for the British people during World War II.
23. Feb. 2020 · CNN —. Sixty-eight years ago this month, King George VI died and left behind a legacy as a ruler who upheld the crown through scandal and war — despite never wanting to ascend to the throne ...
25. Nov. 2020 · Professor Denis Judd’s biography, George VI, was republished in a revised edition in 2012. This article was first published in the January 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine. He was staid, dutiful, hesitant and insecure – and the public loved him for it. Your guide to the Queen's father, King George VI...
11. Juni 2018 · George VI (1895–1952), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1936–52), and emperor of India. George was born at Sandringham on 14 December, the second son of the future George V and Queen Mary. It was the same day as the death of Prince
George VI. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 14th December 1895 on the Sandringham estate. On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne.
25. Juni 2021 · Jessica Brain. 9 min read. Forced to step up and meet his royal responsibilities and fulfil the sense of duty his brother lacked, George VI saw the nation through some difficult times and witnessed the changing landscape in Britain’s imperial fortunes and pre-eminence on the global stage.
