# George VI

> The king who never expected to reign. Thrust onto the throne when his brother abdicated to marry a divorcée, he steadied Britain through its darkest war with a stutter he fought to control and a resolve the public came to trust.

*King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-vi

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1895-12-14
- **Died:** 1952-02-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Albert in 1895, second son to the future George V, he grew up in his elder brother Edward's shadow - trained for the navy, served in the First World War, married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and worked with therapist Lionel Logue to manage a debilitating stutter. When Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 to wed Wallis Simpson, Albert became George VI, a king by accident. He guided the British Empire through the Second World War from September 1939, sharing the hardships - Buckingham Palace bombed during the Blitz, his brother the Duke of Kent killed on service - and emerging as a symbol of national determination through victory in 1945. The empire crumbled after: India and Pakistan independent in 1947, the title of Emperor relinquished in 1948. Plagued by smoking-related illness, he died of a coronary thrombosis at Sandringham in February 1952, leaving the crown to his daughter Elizabeth.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 73.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 41.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 18.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454377/ (@nm0454377)

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Tennis, #Politics, #United Kingdom, #Europe, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **1952** - Died
- **1951** - Albert Medal
- **1946** - Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
- **1938** - Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles
- **1927** - Royal Victorian Chain
- **1920** - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- **1917** - Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with Swords
- **1916** - Knight of the Garter
- **1895** - Born

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- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI)
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- [Γεώργιος ΣΤ΄ του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%97%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85)
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- [Wikiquote](https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jorge_VI)
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