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King George V
Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert was
born to Albert, Edward, Prince of Wales, on
June 3, 1865, in London, England. He served
in the Royal Navy from 1877 to 1891, and on
July 11, 1881, aboard HMS Inconstant with
his brother, it was logged that he spotted
the mythical ship
Flying
Dutchman off Australia. In 1892 George
became second in line for the throne after
the death, from pneumonia, of his elder
brother Prince Albert Victor. George married
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (later known
as Mary), his elder brother’s former
fiancée, on July 6, 1893, and the couple,
who remained devoted to each other, had six
children. When his father ascended the
throne in 1901, George was made Prince of
Wales, and on May 6, 1910, when his father
Edward VII died, George ascended the throne
as King George V. The coronation of King
George V and Queen Mary took place on June
22, 1911, at Westminster Abbey, London. As
part of the celebrations there was a
Coronation Fleet Review which included the
battleship
Dreadnought. George V died on January
20, 1936, in Norfolk and was buried in St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor. The ocean liners
RMS Queen Mary and
RMS Queen
Mary 2 were named after Mary of Teck. |