WebGeorge VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was concurrently the last Emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved.. The future George VI was born in the …

WebThe King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, situated between The Mall and Carlton Gardens in central London, is a memorial to King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. Completed in its present form in 2009, the memorial incorporates an earlier, Grade II listed statue of George VI by William McMillan, unveiled by his daughter Queen …

WebGeorge al VI-lea (engleză George VI of the United Kingdom, pe numele sau întreg Albert Frederick Arthur George; n. 14 decembrie 1895 – d. 6 februarie 1952) a fost rege al Marii Britanii, al Irlandei și al altor dominioane britanice, împărat al Indiei din 11 decembrie 1936 până la decesul său din 6 februarie 1952.. A fost cunoscut înainte de încoronare ca …

WebTitles and styles. George VI was from birth a Prince of the United Kingdom, and was subsequently created a royal duke.It was as a duke that he succeeded his brother, King Edward VIII, to the throne. 14 December 1895 – 28 May 1898: His Highness Prince Albert of York 28 May 1898 – 22 January 1901: His Royal Highness Prince Albert of York 22 …

WebSt George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.St George's Chapel was founded in the 14th century by King Edward III and extensively enlarged in the late …

WebTheatre and opera. The 1969 music theatre piece Eight Songs for a Mad King by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies depicts the increasing madness and eventual death of the king as he talks to birds. George's insanity is the subject of the 1986 radio play In the Ruins by Nick Dear (adapted for the stage in 1990 with Patrick Malahide as George) and the 1991 play The …

WebGeorge William (German: Georg Wilhelm; 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was margrave and elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War.He was the father of Frederick William, the "Great Elector"

WebGeorge Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), was the 6th son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III.He played an important role in the dynastic struggle between rival factions of the Plantagenets now known as the Wars of the Roses.. Though …

WebThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.. It is named in honour of two military saints, St Michael and St George.. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally …

WebGeorge VI lag van februari 1953 tot 26 maart 1969 in de grote kelder. Nu rusten hij en zijn vrouw in een eigen kelder aan de noordkant van de kapel. In de kelder is op 15 februari 2002 ook de as van hun dochter Margaret Rose bijgezet en op 19 september 2022 de lichamen van Elizabeth II en haar echtgenoot Philip Mountbatten bijgezet.