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[[Image:George V of the united Kingdom.jpg|right|thumb|250px|George V in coronation robes]]
[[Image:George V of the united Kingdom.jpg|right|thumb|250px|George V in coronation robes]]
'''George V''' (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, 1865-1936) was King of the United Kingdom and its colonies and dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 to his death in 1936. He succeeded his father, [[Edward VII]], and was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Edward VIII]].
'''George V''' (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, 1865-1936) was King of the [[United Kingdom]] and its colonies and dominions, and Emperor of [[India]], from 1910 to his death in 1936. He succeeded his father, [[Edward VII]], and was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Edward VIII]].
In 1917 George V changed the name of the royal dynasty from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in an attempt to purge it of German associations.
In 1917 George V changed the name of the royal dynasty from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in an attempt to purge it of German associations.