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Windsor, Albert Frederick Arthur George(George VI)

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Born: 1895 AD
Died: 1952 AD, at 56 years of age.

Nationality: British
Categories: King

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1895 - Born on December 14th in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor became King of England following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII.

1923 - George married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who bore him two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.

1936 - He was proclaimed as the King of England and the last emperor of India.

1944 - He was seen in the movie The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress.

1952 - Died from lung cancer on February 6th in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.






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