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George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, King of the United Kingdom was the son of Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He was born on 3 June 1865 at Marlborough House, London, England.2 He was baptised on 7 July 1865.2 He married Mary Prinzessin von Teck, daughter of Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander Herzog von Teck and Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth Hanover, Princess of Cambridge, on 6 July 1893 at St. James's Palace, Chapel Royal, St. James's, London, England.3 He died on 20 January 1936 at age 70 at Sandringham, Norfolk, England, from bronchitis.1 He was buried on 28 January 1936.4
He was a member of the House of Wettin.5 He gained the title of HRH Prince George of Great Britain and Ireland on 3 June 1865.2 He gained the title of Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha on 3 June 1865.2 He gained the title of Herzog von Sachsen on 3 June 1865.2 He was baptised with the name of George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He gained the rank of Cadet in September 1877 in the service of the Royal Navy, serving in the Britannia.6 He gained the rank of Midshipman on 8 January 1880 in the service of the Royal Navy, serving in the Bacchante and the corvette Canada.2 He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 3 June 1884.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 4 August 1884.2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 8 October 1885 in the service of the Royal Navy, serving in the battleships Thunderer, Dreadnought and Alexandra, and the Northumberland. He commanded Torpedo Boat 79, as well as the gunboat Thrush.2 He gained the rank of Commander on 24 August 1891 in the service of the Royal Navy, commanding the cruiser Melampus.2 He was created 1st Duke of York [U.K.] on 24 May 1892.2 He was created 1st Earl of Inverness on 24 May 1892.1 He was created 1st Baron Killarney on 24 May 1892.1 He held the office of President of the Highland and Agricultural Society [Scotland] between 1893 and 1895.3 He gained the rank of Captain on 2 January 1893.3 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 8 June 1893.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 5 July 1893.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 18 July 1894.3 He held the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society between 1897 and 1903.3 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 30 June 1897.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 20 August 1897.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 20 August 1897.3 He was sponsor for Victoria Mary Joan Keppel at her baptism.7 He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January 1901.3 He gained the title of Earl of Carrick on 22 January 1901.1 He gained the title of Duke of Rothesay on 22 January 1901.1 He gained the title of Duke of Cornwall on 22 January 1901.1 He gained the title of Baron of Renfrew on 22 January 1901.1 He was sponsor for Anne Keppel at her baptism.7 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) on 9 March 1901.3 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [U.K.] on 9 November 1901.3 He was created HRH Prince George of Wales on 9 November 1901.3 He was awarded the decoration of the Royal Victorian Chain in 1902.6 He was awarded the decoration of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.) on 31 March 1903.3 He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 June 1903.3 He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1905 to 1907.6 He held the office of Constable of Dover Castle from 1905 to 1907.6 He was invested as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) on 28 September 1905.3 He was invested as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) on 28 September 1905.3 He gained the rank of Admiral in 1907.6 He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1910.6 He gained the title of HM King George V of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1910.8 George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, King of the United Kingdom also went by the nick-name of 'The Sailor King'. He was crowned King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India on 22 June 1911 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Failth, Emperor of India.8' On 1917 his name was legally changed to George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor.1 He was sponsor for Sir George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey at his baptism.9 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.10
Children of George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Mary Prinzessin von Teck:
Edward VIII Albert Christian Windsor, King of the United Kingdom b. 23 Jun 1894, d. 28 May 1972
George VI Albert Frederick Arthur Windsor, King of the United Kingdom+ b. 14 Dec 1895, d. 6 Feb 1952
Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Windsor, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom+ b. 25 Apr 1897, d. 28 Mar 1965
Henry William Frederick Albert Windsor, 1st Duke of Gloucester+ b. 31 Mar 1900, d. 10 Jun 1974
George Edward Alexander Edmund Windsor, 1st Duke of Kent+ b. 20 Dec 1902, d. 25 Aug 1942
John Charles Francis Windsor, Prince of the United Kingdom b. 12 Jul 1905, d. 18 Jan 1919
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