George VI of the United Kingdom

**George VI**
	King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
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Name in native language	George VI;
Date of birth	14 December 1895; York Cottage; Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York
Date of death	6 February 1952; Sandringham House
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	lung cancer (coronary thrombosis);
Place of burial	King George VI Memorial Chapel (51°29′1″N 0°36′24″W);
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, –1927);
Residence	Buckingham Palace;
Educated at	Trinity College (–1920);
Occupation	monarch; aristocrat; military officer; tennis player;
Member of	Royal Society of London (1932–); The Work Foundation (president); George VI and Queen Elizabeth;
Position held	monarch of Australia (1942–1952); monarch of New Zealand (1947–1952); monarch of the Dominion of Ceylon (1948–1952); Emperor of India (1936–1948); King of India (1947–1950); emperor (1936–1937); Monarch of the United Kingdom (1936–1952); monarch of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1952); monarch of Canada (1936–1952); monarch of the Union of South Africa (1936–1952); Duke of York (1920–1936);
Native language	British English;
Noble title	Monarch of the United Kingdom (Elizabeth II, Edward VIII, 1936–1952); Emperor of India (Edward VIII, 1936–1947); king-emperor (1936–1947); Duke of York (1, 1920–1936); Prince of the United Kingdom (1910–1936); British prince (1895–1910); monarch of Canada; monarch of Australia; monarch of New Zealand; Earl of Inverness (1, death, 1920–1952); Baron Killarney (1, death, 1920–1952); Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha;
Significant event	coronation of George VI and Elizabeth (Westminster Abbey, 1937); wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1923); abdication of Edward VIII (1936); Munich agreement; 1939 royal tour of Canada; World War II; the Blitz; Victory in Europe Day; London Declaration; death and state funeral of George VI;
Family	House of Windsor;
Father	George V;
Mother	Mary of Teck;
Sibling	Edward VIII (elder brother); Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (younger sister); Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (younger brother); Prince George, Duke of Kent (younger brother); Prince John of the United Kingdom (younger brother);
Child	Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon;
Spouse	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1923–1952);
Work location	Buckingham Palace;
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; Knight 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 with Swords (1917); War Cross; Royal Victorian Chain (1927); Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1946); Albert Medal (1951); Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum; Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders; Knight of the Garter (1916); Inter-Allied Victory Medals; Order of the Redeemer; Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog; Order of the Thistle; Order of St Patrick; Order of the Bath; Order of Merit; Companion of Honour; Order of the Star of India; Distinguished Service Order; Imperial Service Order; Military Order of Italy; Order of Leopold; Order of the Star of Ethiopia; …;
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English: George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; Sandringham House, England, 14 December 1895 – Sandringham House, 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death.

Español: Jorge VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; Sandringham House, Inglaterra, 14 de diciembre de 1895 – id., 6 de febrero de 1952) fue rey del Reino Unido y sus dominios (rey: 1936–1952). Fue el último emperador de la India (hasta 1947).

Portraits

George VI

As Duke of York, 1920
As Duke of York, 1925
As Duke of York, published 1925
Formal photo portrait, circa 1940–1946
circa 1942

Gallery

King George VI, Eleanor Roosevelt (centre), and Queen Elizabeth in London, 1942
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking with Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King on the terrace of the Banff Springs Hotel
George VI preceded by the Herald, Lord Lyon King of Arms
George VI meeting Clement Attlee in 1945

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Prince Albert, Duke of York with Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
(18 January 1923)
The Duke and Duchess of York, 1925
On board the Royal Train, visiting Hope, British Columbia
(31 May 1939)
George VI, as King of Canada, with Queen Elizabeth at the Canadian Senate, 1939
King and Queen of Canada, 1939

George VI with other British royals

As Prince Albert of York; with his great-grandmother Queen Victoria, and siblings Prince Edward of York (later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) and Princess Mary of York (later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood) in 1898 at Balmoral
As Prince Albert of York; with his father Prince George, Duke of York (later George V), and siblings Prince Edward of York (later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) and Princess Mary of York (later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood) in 1899
Left to right: The Prince Albert (later George VI); The Prince John; The Prince Henry (later Duke of Gloucester); The Princess Mary (later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood); Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor); The Prince George (later Duke of Kent) in 1910
The Prince Albert (later George VI); Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor); Queen Mary; The Prince Henry (later Duke of Gloucester); George V; and The Princess Mary (later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood) in 1918

Symbols

Coat of arms of Prince Albert, Duke of York, used before his ascension to the throne.
Coat of arms of King George VI in Right of the United Kingdom
Coat of arms of King George VI in Right of the United Kingdom (in Scotland)
Royal Cypher of the King (George Rex)