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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Apr 16, 2024 · George V (born June 3, 1865, London, England—died January 20, 1936, Sandringham, Norfolk) was the king of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936, the second son of Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. He served in the navy until the death (1892) of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, brought the need for more specialized training ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · King George V of Great Britain was the unpromising second son of Edward VII. Initially, he sought a career in the British Navy, but the untimely death of his brother, Albert, placed him on...
George V's reign began amid the continuing constitutional crisis over the House of Lords, which refused to pass a Parliament Bill limiting its powers (which would remove its power to veto a Bill from the Commons).
Read a biography about King George V who’s reign witnessed World War One and saw the royal family adopt the surname Windsor.
Jun 2, 2021 · King George V’s reign, from 1910 to 1936, encompassed the Great War, the Great Depression and witnessed the rise of Fascism. It also saw the fall from power of five emperors and eight kings…
Reign: 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936. Grandson to Queen Victoria, the old-fashioned but popular King George V, who reigned over an empire from which the sun never set, had a dark side to his personality that today would make him the most controversial of British monarchs. Read more about Kings and Queens.
