HM King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Became king after his brother King Edward VIII abdicated

Date & place of birth December 14, 1895 York Cottage, Sandringham, near King's Lynn, Norfolk
Born as HRH Prince Albert of York
Names Albert Frederick Arthur George

Father King George V of the United Kingdom (then Prince George, Duke of York)
Mother Princess Mary of Teck (Queen Mary of the United Kingdom)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later changed to Windsor
Reign December 10, 1936-February 6, 1952
Coronation May 12, 1937 Westminster Abbey, London
Tenure 20 years 58 days
Predecessor King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (brother)
Successor Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (daughter)





Siblings (5)
Second of six children (2 brothers, 3 sisters)
King Edward VIII 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





Married April 26, 1923 Westminster Abbey, London
Spouse Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon





Issue
(2 daughters)
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)
Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom





Grandchildren (6)
(4 grandsons, 2 granddaughters)
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Princess Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (Lady Sarah Otto)





Died Feb 6, 1952 Sandringham House, near King's Lynn, Norfolk (age 57)
Place of burial St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor





Titles
HH 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 (from May 27, 1898)
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from July 17, 1917)
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness (from June 3, 1920)
HM King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India
HM King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1947)
HM King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (from 1949)





Paternal grandparents
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince consort)
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom)*
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)





Maternal grandparents
Duke Francis of Teck
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge

Maternal great-grandparents
Duke Alexander of Wurttemberg
Countess Claudine Rhedey of Kis-Rhede
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge*
Princess Augusts of Hesse-Kassel

George is a maternal great-great-grandson of King George II of Great Britain*