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4 days ago · house of Windsor, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 1901–10), George V (1910–36), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (1936–52), Elizabeth II (1952–2022), and Charles III (2022– ).
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4 days ago · Siblings. Eduard, Herzog von Windsor 1894-1972 77 years old: Maria Viktoria, ... George_VI. Compiled by David A. Schmidt, As of May 24, 2024 – geneee.org.
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- December 14, 1895
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth
- February 6, 1952
4 days ago · The new king, George VI, created his elder brother duke of Windsor (December 12, 1936), but in 1937, on the advice of the cabinet, he refused to extend to the new duchess of Windsor the rank of “royal highness” enjoyed by her husband. This decision severely wounded the duke.
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4 days ago · Other members of the royal family also have a history in aerial work: William and Harry’s great-grandfather King George VI, who ruled from 1936 to 1952, qualified for pilots’ wings prior to ...
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2 days ago · The 1944 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944 for the United Kingdom and British Empire, New Zealand, and South Africa. [4] The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand ...
12 hours ago · George II ( Greek: Γεώργιος Β', romanized : Geórgios II; 19 July [ Old Style: 7 July] 1890 – 1 April 1947) [a] was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947. The eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and Princess Sophia of Prussia, George followed ...
