Category:George VI of the United Kingdom

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Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg

George VI

King George VI of England, formal photo portrait, circa 1940-1946.jpg

Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg

King of the United Kingdom

Date of birth

14 December 1895
York Cottage

Date of death

6 February 1952
Sandringham House

natural causes

lung cancer
coronary thrombosis

Place of burial

St George's Chapel (51°29′1″N 0°36′24″W)

Country of citizenship

United Kingdom

Educated at

Trinity College (October 1920)

Occupation

monarch

Member of

Royal Society

Position held

Monarch of Australia (1942, 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II)
Monarch of New Zealand (1947, 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II)
monarch (Dominion of Ceylon, 1948, 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II)
Emperor of India (11 December 1936, June 1948, Edward VIII)
monarch (Dominion of India, June 1948, 1950)
monarch (Irish Free State, 11 December 1936, 29 December 1937, Edward VIII)
Monarch of the United Kingdom (11 December 1936, 6 February 1952, Edward VIII, Elizabeth II)
monarch (Dominion of Pakistan, 1947, 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II)
monarch of Canada (11 December 1936, 6 February 1952, Edward VIII, Elizabeth II)
monarch (Union of South Africa, 11 December 1936, 6 February 1952, Edward VIII, Elizabeth II)

Family

House of Windsor

Father

George V

Mother

Mary of Teck

Sibling

Child

Spouse

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (26 April 1923 – 6 February 1952)

Award received

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Companion of the Liberation
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
War Cross
Royal Victorian Chain (1927)
Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1 July 1946)
Albert Medal (1951)

Authority control

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Subcategories

This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.

► George VI of the United Kingdom in art‎ (4 C, 16 F)
► Coats of arms of King George VI of the United Kingdom‎ (10 F)
► George VI of the United Kingdom by year‎ (13 C)

C

► George VI of the United Kingdom on coins‎ (5 C, 26 F)
► Coronation of George VI of the United Kingdom‎ (3 C, 23 F)

G

► George VI and Queen Elizabeth‎ (6 C, 17 F)
► George VI of the United Kingdom in military uniform‎ (1 C, 14 F)
► George VI of the United Kingdom on banknotes‎ (5 C)

K

► King George VI post boxes‎ (1 C, 12 F)

M

► George VI of the United Kingdom on medals‎ (14 F)
► Monuments and memorials to George VI of the United Kingdom‎ (8 C, 24 F)

S

► George VI of the United Kingdom on stamps‎ (1 C, 187 F)

Pages in category "George VI of the United Kingdom"

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George VI of the United Kingdom

Media in category "George VI of the United Kingdom"

The following 70 files are in this category, out of 70 total.

113. Norges Kronprinspar med brudepiker og forlover - no-nb digifoto 20160118 00010 bldsa pk kgl0063.jpg 8,841 × 6,622; 4.02 MB
George, Duke of York, and his children.jpg 1,138 × 1,500; 187 KB
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The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war (1919) (14781373712).jpg 1,915 × 1,382; 375 KB
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Arthur Szyk (1894-1951). The Haggadah, Dedication to King George VI (1936), Łódź, Poland.jpg 4,507 × 4,901; 21.95 MB
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Coronation Commemoration - geograph.org.uk - 246013.jpg 640 × 480; 120 KB
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Edward VII UK and successors.jpg 850 × 1,170; 230 KB
En-George VI-article.ogg 37 min 8 s; 22.75 MB
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