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'' 1. Life '' | |||
King George VI was born Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York on 14 December 1895. | |||
He was the the X and George V's youngest son. (Bradford, p. 1) | |||
1895 - 1952. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936 - 1952). Succeeded to the throne after his older brother, [[Edward VIII]], had abdicated in order to marry the American divorcee [[Wallis Simpson]] ([[Abdication Crisis]]). | 1895 - 1952. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936 - 1952). Succeeded to the throne after his older brother, [[Edward VIII]], had abdicated in order to marry the American divorcee [[Wallis Simpson]] ([[Abdication Crisis]]). | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 7 May 2010
1. Life
King George VI was born Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York on 14 December 1895. He was the the X and George V's youngest son. (Bradford, p. 1)
1895 - 1952. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1936 - 1952). Succeeded to the throne after his older brother, Edward VIII, had abdicated in order to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson (Abdication Crisis).
Father and predecessor of Elizabeth II.
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