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The next year George married his brother's former fiancée, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, and they had six children. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910.
Apr 2, 2014 · Mary of Teck became Queen Mary, consort of King George V. She was the mother of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
King George V and Queen Mary. King George V (1865-1936) distributing decorations to the 1st Division ©. The First World War impacted all levels of British society. Even the Royal Household was not immune from its devastation; three members of staff were killed in the first weeks of war.
George V, king of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936, the second son of Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. Created duke of Cornwall and prince of Wales after his father’s accession (1901), he succeeded his father on May 6, 1910, and was crowned on June 22, 1911.
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- George V, in full George Frederick Ernest Albert, was king of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936. He was the second son of Prince Albert Edward,...
- George V became heir to the throne when his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, died in 1892. He succeeded his father in 1910 and was crowned on J...
- George V died in 1936 after being injected with a mixture of cocaine and morphine by the royal physician while gravely sick. He had fallen seriousl...
- George V was succeeded by his son Edward VIII. Edward VIII was king for less than a year before abdicating in order to marry American divorcée Wall...
Learn about the life and reign of King George V, who succeeded his father Edward VII in 1910 and adopted the name Windsor in 1917. Find out how he handled the constitutional crises, the First World War, the Irish independence and the Great Depression.
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Aug 12, 2021 · How much do you know about Mary of Teck, wife of King George V and mother of kings Edward VIII (later duke of Windsor) and George VI? Alexandra Churchill brings you the key facts about the queen consort's life, marriage, duties and family...
