HM King George V of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Only July 17 1917, George V changed the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to
the House of Windsor

Date & place of birth June 3, 1865 Marlborough House, London
Born as HRH Prince George of Wales
Names George Frederick Ernest Albert

Father King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (then Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales)
Mother Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later Windsor
Heir apparent Prince of Wales November 9, 1901-May 6, 1910
Reign May 6, 1910-January 20, 1936
Coronation June 22, 1911 Westminster Abbey, London
Tenure24 years 259 days
Predecessor King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (father)
Successor King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (son)





Siblings (5)
Second of six children (2 brothers, 3 sisters)
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Princess Louise, Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife)
Prince Victoria of the United Kingdom
Princess Maud of the United Kingdom (Queen Maud of Norway)
Prince Alexander John of the United Kingdom





Married July 6, 1893 St. Royal chapel, James's Palace, London
Spouse Princess Mary of Teck





Issue (6)
(5 sons, 1 daughter)
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom)
Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI of the United Kingdom)
Princess Mary, Princess Royal (Countess of Harewood)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince John of the United Kingdom





Grandchildren (9)
(6 grandsons, 3 granddaughers)
George Lascelles
Gerald Lascelles
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)
Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom
Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Prince William of Gloucester
Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester





Died January 20, 1936 Sandringham House, near King's Lynn, Norfolk (age 70)
Place of burial St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor





Titles
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Cornwall (January 22, 1901-November 9, 1901)
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Chester
HM King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India

*Created Duke of York - May 24, 1892 (title giving to the second son of a British sovereign
* Relinquished all German titles on July 17, 1917





Paternal grandparents
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince consort)
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Streathearn
Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld





Maternal grandparents
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)

Maternal great-grandparents
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark