Georg VI.
Also known as Albert Frederick Arthur George, King George VI, Albert Windsor, Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, George Windsor, Bertie, Prince Albert, Duke of York, The Prince Albert, Duke of York
König des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland (1936–1952), Kaiser von Indien (1936–1948)
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George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952, and served as the last Emperor of India until 1947. He is historically significant because his reign marked the transition of the British Empire, including the end of British rule in India and the creation of the modern Commonwealth of Nations in 1949.
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- Salute the King. George the Sixth and his far-flung realms. With plates, including portraits
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- 1895
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- 1952
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Georg VI. (englisch George VI, auch Georg VI. der Gute oder George VI the Good), gebürtig Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York (* 14. Dezember 1895 in York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk; † 6. Februar 1952 in Sandringham House, Norfolk) aus dem Haus Windsor (bis 1917 Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) war vom 11. Dezember 1936 bis zu seinem Tod König des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland und der Dominions, Oberhaupt des British Commonwealth of Nations sowie bis 1947 letzter Kaiser von Indien. Er war der Vater von Königin Elisabeth II., die ihm von 1952 bis 2022 nachfolgte, und Großvater des derzeitigen Königs Charles III.
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