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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth ...
Although he made a slow and uneventful recovery from his surgery, King George VI died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep on February 6, 1952, at the age of 56. Since the King had a history of peripheral vascular disease, it was assumed that the cause of death was a "coronary thrombosis."
- Rolf F. Barth, L. Maximillian Buja
- 2021
Bibliography. Death and state funeral of George VI. On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer. His state funeral took place on 15 February 1952.
26 août 2020 · On 6 February 1952, King George VI died quietly in his bed, beginning the reign of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II…. King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952. It was a moment that shocked the nation – cinemas, sports grounds and theatres were closed, television programmes were not broadcast, and even ...
- Elinor Evans
19 avr. 2024 · Died: February 6, 1952, Sandringham (aged 56) Title / Office: king (1936-1952), United Kingdom. House / Dynasty: house of Windsor. Notable Family Members: spouse Elizabeth. father George V. mother Mary of Teck. daughter Princess Margaret. daughter Elizabeth II. brother Edward VIII. (Show more)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 févr. 2012 · On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI died in his sleep at age 56. The Feb. 7 edition of The New York Times reported, “The mood of London today was one of sorrow for the sovereign who had...
George VI Portrait du roi George VI dans son uniforme d' amiral de la flotte , dans les années 1940 . Titre Roi du Royaume-Uni 11 décembre 1936 – 6 février 1952 (15 ans, 1 mois et 26 jours) Couronnement 12 mai 1937 en l' abbaye de Westminster Premier ministre Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill Clement Attlee Winston Churchill Prédécesseur Édouard VIII Successeur ...
