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George was born on 3 June 1865, in Marlborough House, London.He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales.His father was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and his mother was the eldest daughter of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark.
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online free; Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online; George Henry Townsend (1867), "Germany", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
Mary married Prince George, Duke of York, in London on 6 July 1893 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. The couple lived in York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, and in apartments in St James's Palace. York Cottage was a modest house for royalty, but it was a favourite of George, who liked a relatively simple life. [18]
His full style as king was "George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" until the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, when it changed to "George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the ...
The six children of King George V in 1910. (Back row) Prince Albert, Prince Henry, Prince Edward, (Front row) Prince John, Princess Mary, Prince George. This is a complete list of the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of King George V, the founder of the House of Windsor, and his queen Mary of Teck. The ...
King of Germany under his father Leopold I (Leopold I.) 18 July 1658 18 July 1658 5 May 1705 Son of Ferdinand III Joseph I (Josef I.) 23 January 1690 5 May 1705 17 April 1711 Son of Leopold I; King of Germany under his father 1690–1705 Charles VI (Karl VI.) 12 October 1711 12 October 1711 20 October 1740 Son of Leopold I Charles VII (Karl VII.)
King George V was the monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Empire and its successor from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936. During his reign, George V was served by a total of 34 prime ministers; 7 from New Zealand , 6 from Australia , 5 from the Dominion of Canada , 5 from the United Kingdom , 4 from Malta , 4 from ...
Governor Sir George Clarke: 17 January 1912 [106] Anglo-Egyptian Sudan [j] Port Sudan, Suakin, Sinkat: Consul-General Lord Kitchener Governor-General Sir Reginald Wingate: 24–27 January 1912 [107] [108] Malta: Valletta: Governor Sir Leslie Rundle: 30 January – 1 February 1912 [109] [110] Gibraltar: Governor Sir Archibald Hunter