Ruler · 1895 – 1952
George VI
Lived 1895 – 1952; monarch, military officer. Monarch of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom), 1936 – 1952; also in the line of Canada, British Empire, Union of South Africa, Gold Coast, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Aden Colony, Dominion of Newfoundland, British Raj, British rule in Burma, Australia, North Borneo, Federated Malay States, Unfederated Malay States, New Zealand, Dominion of Pakistan, Dominion of Ceylon, Dominion of India, Malayan Union and Irish Free State.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.
- Lived
- 1895 – 1952
- 57 years
- In office
- 16 years
- one reign
- Lines
- 20
- states
- Left it
- died in office
- Wikidata's manner of death
Monarch of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom · the 3rd of 5 dated reigns · 1927 – 2022
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Reigned 1936 – 1952 · 16 years · came to it aged 41
- Came to it
- the sibling of the ruler before, on record
- Left it
- died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; lung cancer
Also in the line of Canada (5th of 7), British Empire (18th of 19), Union of South Africa (5th of 11), Gold Coast (7th of 8), Bechuanaland Protectorate (5th of 6), Aden Colony (1st of 2), Dominion of Newfoundland (2nd of 2), British Raj (5th of 5), British rule in Burma (5th of 5), Australia (1st of 18), North Borneo (2nd of 2), Federated Malay States (2nd of 2), Unfederated Malay States (2nd of 2), New Zealand (2nd of 4), Dominion of Pakistan (1st of 2), Dominion of Ceylon (1st of 2), Dominion of India (5th of 6), Malayan Union (1st of 1) and Irish Free State (5th of 5).
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