George V. of he United Kingdom
Born Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales. Created Duke of York in 1892 and Prince of Wales in 1901. Succeded his father as George V. King of the United Kingdom in 1910.
Son of Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) and Alexandra, Princess of Denmark (1844-1925)
Born: Marlborough House, London 3. Jun 1865
Christened: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle 7. Jul 1865
Godparents:
George V. King of Hannover (paternal grandmother’s cousin)
Ernst II. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (paternal grandfather’s brother)
Ernst, 4. Fürst von Leiningen (paternal second cousin)
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (maternal uncle)
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (paternal grandmother’s cousin)
Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (born Princess of Hesse-Cassel, patneral grandmother’s aunt)
Louise, Queen of Denmark (maternal grandmother)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, paternal aunt)
Married: Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London 6. Jul 1893 Princess Mary of Teck (1867-1953), his second cousin once removed, daughter of Franz, Duke of Teck (1837-1900), himself a morganatic son of Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1804-1885), and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-1897).
Issue:
Edward VIII. King of the United Kingdom (1894-1972) m. 1937 Bessie Wallis Warfield, Mrs. Simpson (1896-1986)
George VI. King of the United Kingdom (1895-1952) m. 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002)
Mary, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1897-1965) m. 1922 Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) m. 1935 Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1901-2004)
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) m. 1934 Marina, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1906-1968)
Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905-1919)
Died: Sandringham House, Norfolk 20. Jan 1936
Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; GHdA, Fürsten II, Vol XVII 2004; for godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/index.htm