George V

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He was born on June 3, 1865 and died January 20, 1936.</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="320"><div> <B>KEY EVENTS IN HIS LIFE</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=7><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1abc83d0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1892</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> <B>Becomes heir apparent to the British throne after the death of his older brother.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1893</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> <B>Marries Mary of Teck. Has five sons and one daughter.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 64 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1910</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1911</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Ascends to throne   - May 6</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Crowned king           - June 22</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1917</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> <B>Changes family name  from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor (due to anti-German sentiment during World War I)</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1935</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="246"><div> <B>Celebrates Silver Jubilee of accession to throne</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1936</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Dies of bronchitis at age 70</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>