![]() George married Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, his deceased brother’s fiancee, and had five sons and one daughter. However, Eddy died of pneumonia at the age of 28 and George became second in the line of succession after his father. George’s elder brother Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, known as Eddy, was expected to become king. His maternal grandparents were King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha were George’s paternal grandparents. He was the second son and the second of the six children of King Edward VII and his wife Alexandra of Denmark, who were the Prince and Princess of Wales at that time. King George V of the United Kingdom was born on June 3, 1865, a month early, at Marlborough House in London, England. (All photos credits – Wikipedia unless otherwise noted) King George V of the United Kingdom (1865 – 1936) ![]()
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