- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlbert Frederick Arthur George Wettin
- Nickname
- Bertie
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Albert Frederick Arthur George was born on December 14, 1895, to the future King George V and Queen Mary who was born a Princess of Teck. It was the anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria's husband Albert the Prince Consort, his great-grandfather, so it was obvious that his name would start with Albert. He had a nervous stammer, possibly because his father made him write with his right hand when he was naturally left-handed. In 1920 he was created Duke of York, and in 1923 he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother), the daughter of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. In 1926 they had their first child, a daughter named Elizabeth, and four years later another daughter named Margaret. Albert's father died in January 1936, making his brother King Edward VIII. Edward abdicated in December 1936 to marry a twice-divorced American woman, putting England in a crisis. Albert then became King George VI, taking his father's regnal name, and his wife became Queen Elizabeth. His first act as King was to make his brother the Duke of Windsor. A few years later World War II broke out; the royal family stayed in Buckingham Palace even after it was bombed. A lifelong heavy smoker, the King died in 1952; at the time no connection was realised between smoking and the lung cancer that caused his death.
Of his six grandchildren, only two had been born before his death: Charles, who became Prince of Wales, and Anne, who became Princess Royal. His elder daughter, Elizabeth, became Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife became styled Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother(April 26, 1923 - February 6, 1952) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesPrincess Mary(Sibling)Duke of Gloucester(Sibling)Duke of Kent(Sibling)Prince John(Sibling)George Earl of Harewood(Niece or Nephew)Gerald Lascelles(Niece or Nephew)Duke of Gloucester(Niece or Nephew)Edward Windsor(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alexandra(Niece or Nephew)Prince Michael of Kent(Niece or Nephew)King Edward VII(Grandparent)Queen Alexandra(Grandparent)Prince Albert Victor(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Louise(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom(Aunt or Uncle)Dronning Maud(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Alexandra(Cousin)King Olav V(Cousin)Queen Victoria(Great Grandparent)Prince Albert(Great Grandparent)Christian IX(Great Grandparent)Duke of Windsor(Sibling)King Charles III(Grandchild)Princess Anne(Grandchild)Prince Andrew(Grandchild)Prince Edward(Grandchild)Prince William of Wales(Great Grandchild)Prince Harry(Great Grandchild)Peter Phillips(Great Grandchild)Zara Tindall(Great Grandchild)Princess Eugenie(Great Grandchild)Princess Beatrice(Great Grandchild)Lady Louise Windsor(Great Grandchild)James Earl of Wessex(Great Grandchild)David Armstrong-Jones(Grandchild)Sarah Armstrong-Jones(Grandchild)Lord Athlone(Aunt or Uncle)
- Stammer
- Children: Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
- Saw action at the Battle of Jutland aboard the battleship HMS Collingwood.
- At the time of his death his mother Queen Mary was also dying of lung cancer.
- He was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952.
- I think you know that neither the Queen nor Queen Mary have any desire to meet the Duchess of Windsor.
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