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Prince John of the United Kingdom

1905 - 1919

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Prince John (John Charles Francis; 12 July 1905 – 18 January 1919) was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John's grandfather Edward VII. In 1910, John's father succeeded to the throne upon Edward VII's death, and John became fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. In 1909, it was discovered that John had epilepsy. In 1916, as his condition deteriorated, he was sent to live at Sandringham House and kept away from the public eye. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince John of the United Kingdom is the 315th most popular nobleman (down from 237th in 2019), the 1,150th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 845th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Nobleman.

Prince John is most famous for being the youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary and for being the youngest brother of King Edward VIII and King George VI.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 315 out of 1,415. Before him are John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, George, Duke of Saxony, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dmitry of Uglich, and Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Richard, Duke of Burgundy, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Louis, Count of Vendôme, and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 61. Before him are Kurt Gerstein, Daniil Kharms, Emmanuel Mounier, Pat Brown, Sada Abe, and Clara Bow. After him are Franz König, Dolores del Río, Erika Mann, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Otto Preminger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. Among people deceased in 1919, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 34. Before him are Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Leonid Andreyev, Sophia Tolstaya, Habibullah Khan, Franz Mehring, and Henry J. Heinz. After him are Henry Gantt, Peter Altenberg, Guido von List, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Mikhail Tsvet, and Terauchi Masatake.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 1,150 out of 8,785. Before him are Anne Hyde (1637), Edmund Cartwright (1743), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joan Plowright (1929), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), and Terence Stamp (1938). After him are Emperor Norton (1818), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Michael Atiyah (1929), Thomas Graham (1805), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), and Hans Sloane (1660).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Prince John of the United Kingdom ranks 37. Before him are Cynegils (575), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511), Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), and Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (1893). After him are Isabella of England (1214), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), and Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914).

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