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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria , as the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King ...
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 ...
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 ...
In 1935, George and Mary celebrated their silver jubilee, with celebrations taking place throughout the British Empire. In his jubilee speech, George paid public tribute to his wife, having told his speechwriter, "Put that paragraph at the very end. I cannot trust myself to speak of the Queen when I think of all I owe her." [39]
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 ...
On 4 May 1945, King George V and Howe led a forty-five-minute bombardment of Japanese air facilities in the Ryukyu Islands. King George V fired her guns in anger for the last time in a night bombardment of Hamamatsu on 29 and 30 July 1945. Duke of York and Anson were also dispatched to the Pacific, but arrived too late to participate in ...
Governor Sir George White: 25–27 March 1901 [3] [4] Malta: Valletta: Governor Sir Francis Grenfell: 30 March 1901 [5] Khedivate of Egypt [b] Port Said: Prince Mohammed Ali Consul-General Lord Cromer: 5 April 1901 [6] Aden Settlement [c] Aden: Acting Resident George More-Molyneux: 12–16 April 1901 [7] [8] Ceylon: Colombo, Kandy: Governor Sir ...
George V of Georgia (c. 1286 – 1346) George V of Imereti, King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1696 to 1698; George V of Hanover (1819–1878), last king of Hanover; George V of Armenia (1847–1930), catholicos of the Armenian church; Ignatius George V Shelhot, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1874–1891)