George VI. of the United Kingdom

Born Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George York. Born on the anniversary of death of his great-grandfather, Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha he was named “Albert” in honor of the latter and was called “Bertie” by his family.

Cerated Duke of York in 1920. Succeded after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. as George VI., King of the United Kingdom in 1936.

Son of Prince George, Duke of York, later George V. King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936) and Mary, Princess of Teck (1867-1953)

Born: York Cottage, Sandringham Estate, Norfolk 14. Dec 1895

Christened: St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham 17. Feb 1896

Godparents:

• Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (paternal great-grandmother)

• Victoria, German Empress (born Princess of the United Kingdom, paternal great-aunt)

• Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (maternal great-uncle)

• Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (paternal great-uncle)

• Adolphus, Prince of Teck (maternal uncle)

• Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

• Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born Princess of the United Kingdom, mother’s maternal aunt)

• Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (paternal aunt)

Married: Westminster Abbey, London 26. Apr 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855-1944) and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck (1862-1938)

Issue:

• Elizabeth II. Queen of the United Kingdom (1926) m. 1947 Philip, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1921), her second cousin once removed

• Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (1930-2002) m. 1960 (div. 1976) Anthony Armstrong-Jones, cr. Earl of Snowdon (1930)

Died: Sandringham House, Norfolk 6. Feb 1952 from a coronary thrombosis. He was also suffering from lung cancer at the time of his death.

Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle

 Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; GHdA, Fürsten II, Vol XVII 2004; for godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm