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'''George VI''' was was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and until June 22, 1948, emperor of India. The second son of [[George V]], he succeeded his brother [[Edward VIII]] who abdicated the throne.  He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later known as the Queen Mother) and upon his death, was succeeded by his eldest daughter [[Elizabeth II]].

'''George VI''' was king of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and until June 22, 1948, emperor of [[India]]. The second son of [[George V]], he succeeded his brother [[Edward VIII]] who abdicated the throne.  He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later known as the Queen Mother) and, upon his death, was succeeded by his eldest daughter [[Elizabeth II]].

George VI was a reluctant king who took the throne after his brother abdicated in 1936, he was a courageous, inspirational, and effective head of state and unifying figure during the hard years of [[World War II]], refusing to leave London during the Blitz.

George VI was a reluctant king who took the throne after his brother abdicated in 1936, he was a courageous, inspirational, and effective head of state and unifying figure during the hard years of [[World War II]], refusing to leave London during the Blitz.

==Life==

==Life==

He was born on December 14, 1895 as Albert Frederick Arthur George, the second son of King [[George V]] and his consort, Queen Victoria Mary. He was not trained to be king and always stood in the shadow of his charismatic older brother Edward, the prince of Wales. George was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne and progressed to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. In 1915 during [[World War I]] he became a midshipman on H. M. S. Collingwood, in which he served as a sublieutenant in charge of a gun crew during the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. In March 1918 he was transferred to the naval branch of the Royal Air Force and served as a pilot on the western front, rising to the rank of wing commander. After the war he spent a year studying history and economics at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1920 he was created Duke of York, and on April 26, 1923, he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Claud George Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore; they had two children, Princess Elizabeth, (b. 1926), who was to become Queen [[Elizabeth II]], and Princess Margaret Rose (1930-2002). In 1924-1925 the duke and duchess visited Uganda and the Sudan, and in 1927, Australia and New Zealand.

He was born on December 14, 1895 as Albert Frederick Arthur George, the second son of King [[George V]] and his consort, Queen Victoria Mary. He was not trained to be king and always stood in the shadow of his charismatic older brother Edward, the prince of Wales. George was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne and progressed to the [[Royal Navy|Royal Naval]] College at Dartmouth. In 1915 during [[World War I]] he became a midshipman on H. M. S. Collingwood, in which he served as a sublieutenant in charge of a gun crew during the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. In March 1918 he was transferred to the naval branch of the [[Royal Air Force]] and served as a pilot on the western front, rising to the rank of wing commander. After the war he spent a year studying history and economics at Trinity College, [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. In 1920 he was created Duke of York, and on April 26, 1923, he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Claud George Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore; they had two children, Princess Elizabeth, (b. 1926), who was to become Queen [[Elizabeth II]], and Princess Margaret Rose (1930-2002). In 1924-1925 the duke and duchess visited Uganda and the Sudan, and in 1927, Australia and New Zealand.

==King==

==King==