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George V

1865 - 1936

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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria, as the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). He was third in the line of succession to the British throne behind his father, and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1892, George served in the Royal Navy, until his elder brother's unexpected death in January 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George V is the 27th most popular politician (up from 430th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 106th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Politician.

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from 1910 to 1936. He was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his reign was marked by World War I and the Great Depression.

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Among politicians, George V ranks 27 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Joseph I of Austria, Louis XVI of France, Andrew Jackson, Vladimir Putin, Charles I of England, and Charlemagne. After him are James VI and I, Commodus, Edward VI of England, Mehmed the Conqueror, Huang Xianfan, and William McKinley.

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Among people born in 1865, George V ranks 1. After him are Jean Sibelius, Pieter Zeeman, Rudyard Kipling, Erich Ludendorff, Archduke Otto of Austria, Ferdinand I of Romania, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Arthur Harden, Warren G. Harding, W. B. Yeats, and Carl Nielsen. Among people deceased in 1936, George V ranks 1. After him are Ivan Pavlov, Maxim Gorky, Federico García Lorca, Rudyard Kipling, Lu Xun, Róbert Bárány, Grazia Deledda, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Luigi Pirandello, Lev Kamenev, and Oswald Spengler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George V ranks 12 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Charles Darwin (1809), George VI (1895), Francis Bacon (1561), Charles I of England (1600), and Charlie Chaplin (1889). After him are James VI and I (1566), Elizabeth II (1926), Edward VII (1841), Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), and George III of the United Kingdom (1738).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George V ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533), George VI (1895), and Charles I of England (1600). After him are James VI and I (1566), Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), and John, King of England (1166).

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