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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. | ||
Revision as of 03:18, September 7, 2007
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.