George VI | Biography, Children, Speech, Facts & Death
George VI of the United Kingdom (Born as Albert Frederick Arthur George; on December 14, 1895, in York Cottage, United Kingdom - Died on February 6, 1952, Sandringham Estate, United Kingdom) was King of the United Kingdom and its overseas dominions from November to December of 1936 until his death.He was the last emperor of India (until August 14, 1947), and the first head of the Commonwealth of Nations. As the second son of King George V and Queen Mary was not expected to inherit the throne after the death of his father.In 1909 he began his career in the British Royal Navy, taking part, as an officer of the HMS Collingwood ship, in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. He married Lady Isabel Bowes-Lyon in 1923, a marriage that had two daughters, Isabel (who succeed...