George VI

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George VI was the King of the United Kingdom and the last Emperor of India, who led Britain through World War II and the early years of its postwar transition.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of India
King of the United Kingdom
human
monarch
birthDate 1895-12-14
birthName Albert Frederick Arthur George
birthPlace York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
child Elizabeth II
Princess Margaret
conflict World War I
coronationDate 1937-05-12
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
country United Kingdom
deathDate 1952-02-06
deathPlace Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
education Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
Royal Naval College, Osborne
era 20th century
father George V
fullName George VI
healthIssue stammer
house House of Windsor
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
monarchOf Australia
Canada
Dominion of Ceylon
New Zealand
Pakistan
Union of South Africa
United Kingdom
mother Mary of Teck
nationality British
notableFor being the last Emperor of India
guiding the British monarchy through postwar transition and decolonisation
leading the United Kingdom during World War II
occupation monarch
portrayedBy Colin Firth
portrayedIn The King’s Speech
predecessor Edward VIII
regnalName George VI
reignEnd 1952-02-06
reignStart 1936-12-11
religion Church of England
sibling Edward VIII
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince John of the United Kingdom
spouse Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
style His Majesty
successor Elizabeth II
title Emperor of India
Head of the Commonwealth
King of the Dominions of the British Commonwealth
King of the United Kingdom

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1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chamberlain government
Clement Attlee
D. S. Senanayake
Geoffrey Fisher
Kingsley Wood
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Wavell
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Neville Chamberlain
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
Stanley Baldwin
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
monarchDuringTerm
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Edward VIII
Henry William Frederick Albert
John Charles Francis
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood ("King George VI")
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund ("King George VI")
Prince George, Duke of Kent ("King George VI")
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ("King George VI")
Prince John of the United Kingdom ("King George VI")
sibling
37th United Kingdom Parliament
Attlee government
Churchill government
Dominion of Ceylon
Dominion of India
monarch
George Cross ("King George VI")
Port George VI Island Airport
Portrait of George VI
Royal Family Order of George VI
namedAfter
George V
Mary of Teck
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes
child
36th United Kingdom Parliament
House of Windsor
House of Windsor
hasMonarch
Baron Keynes of Tilton
Baron Rideau
Earl of Merioneth
monarchAtCreation
Coronation Ring
Emperor of India
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) ("King George VI")
usedBy
Bernard Freyberg
Geoffrey Fisher ("King George VI")
appointedBy
Big Nickel ("King George VI")
Portrait of George VI
depicts
Lionel Logue ("King George VI")
Lionel Logue ("King George VI")
employer
Elizabeth II
Princess Margaret ("King George VI")
father
Dominion of Ceylon
Irish Free State
headOfState
Duke of Lancaster
Duke of Rothesay
heldBy
House of Windsor
House of Windsor
member
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Henry William Frederick Albert
monarchDuringOffice
Balmoral Castle
Sandringham House ("King George VI")
notableResident
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh ("King George VI")
XIV Olympiad ("King George VI")
openedBy
Prince William of Gloucester ("King George VI")
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark ("King George VI")
relative
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Edward VIII
successor
York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England ("King George VI")
associatedWith
Sandringham House ("King George VI")
associatedWithDeathOf
Royal Family Order of George VI
awardingAuthority
George VI ("Albert Frederick Arthur George")
birthName
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ("King George VI of the United Kingdom")
burialPlaceOf
coronation of George VI ("George VI of the United Kingdom")
category
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor ("King George VI")
containsGraveOf
National Government coalition
continuedUnderMonarch
Baron Greenwich
createdBy
Portrait of George VI ("King George VI")
depictsTitle
Imperial State Crown ("King George VI")
designedFor
Royal Naval College, Osborne
educated
Iron and Steel Act 1949
enactedUnderMonarch
George Cross ("King George VI")
establishedBy
Royal Family Order of George VI
foundedBy
George VI
fullName
Lady Sarah Chatto ("King George VI")
grandfather
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge ("King George VI")
grandmotherOf
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon ("King George VI")
grandparent
Lionel Logue ("King George VI")
hasClient
British royal family ("King George VI")
hasFormerHead
Portrait of George VI
hasLikenessOf
coronation of George VI
hasMonarchCrowned
Lionel Logue ("King George VI")
hasPatient
Head of the Commonwealth
hasPredecessorOfficeHolder
coronation of George VI
hasSubject
Lascelles family
historicallyLinkedToMonarch
Defender of the Faith
holder
Duchess of York ("Prince Albert, Duke of York (later George VI)")
holderElizabethBowesLyonSpouse
David Seidler ("King George VI")
inspiredBy
Emperor of India
lastHolder
Prince Albert, Duke of York ("King George VI")
laterBecame
Lascelles family
linkedToMonarch
The King’s Speech ("King George VI")
mainCharacter
The King’s Speech ("King George VI")
mainSubject
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
monarchAfterEffect
Transport Act 1947
monarchAtEnactment
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
monarchDuringLifetime
Governor-General of Pakistan
monarchDuringTenure
Royal Family Order of George VI ("Reign of George VI")
monarchReign
Princess May
motherOf
Duke of Cornwall ("King George VI")
notableHolder
British Empire
notableMonarch
A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor
notablePersonDescribed
Royal Naval College, Osborne
notablePupil
Compagnon de la Libération ("King George VI")
notableRecipient
1948 Summer Olympics ("King George VI")
openingDeclaredBy
Colin Firth ("King George VI")
portrayed
Elizabeth II
predecessor
George VI
regnalName
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
relatedToPerson
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester ("King George VI")
relativeByMarriage
Antony Logue ("King George VI")
relativeOf
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
spouse
36th United Kingdom Parliament
stateHead
National War Memorial ("King George VI")
unveiledBy
Imperial State Crown
usedByMonarch
Lionel Logue ("King George VI")
workedFor

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