George VI
Also known as Albert Frederick Arthur George, King George VI, Albert Windsor, Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, George Windsor, Bertie, Prince Albert, Duke of York, The Prince Albert, Duke of York
George VI 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 following the London Declaration of 1949.
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George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952, and served as the last Emperor of India until 1947. He is historically significant because his reign marked the transition of the British Empire, including the end of British rule in India and the creation of the modern Commonwealth of Nations in 1949.
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