Three cousins at war
In 1914 Britain, Germany and Russia went to war under three cousins. George V and Wilhelm II were both grandsons of Queen Victoria; George V's mother and Nicholas II's mother were sisters, daughters of Christian IX of Denmark.
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George V
1865–1936 · Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936. Born at Marlborough House. Died at Sandringham House.
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Reigned
| 1910–1927 | Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 1927–1936 | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
Also held: Emperor of India · Duke of Normandy
From Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor
In 1917, with Britain at war with Germany, George V changed the royal house's name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. Wilhelm II reportedly joked that he was off to see The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
A death timed for the morning papers
George V's physician, Lord Dawson, gave the dying king lethal injections of morphine and cocaine on 20 January 1936. Dawson's notes, published in 1986, show he wanted the death announced first in The Times rather than in the evening papers.
Family
- Father
- Edward VII
- Mother
- Alexandra of Denmark
- Married
- Mary of Teck 1893
- Children (6)
- Edward VIII 1894
George VI 1895
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood 1897
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900
Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902
Prince John of the United Kingdom 1905 - Siblings (4)
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale 1864
Louise, Princess Royal 1867
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom 1868
Maud of Wales 1869
Related to
- George V was the 30× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- George V was the grandson of Victoria.
- George V was the third cousin 8 times removed of Louis XIV of France.