George V of Great Britain and Ireland (1865-1936)

Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales was born on the 3rd June 1865 at Marlborough House, the second son of Prince Albert, Prince of Wales (1841-1910) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925). The grandson of the current monarch, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), his father was the heir to the throne and George was second after his father after his elder brother. His elder brother died in 1894, leaving George in line to throne after his father and also his late brother's fiancee, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1953), whom he married on the 23rd July 1896 at St. James's Palace. Together, they had six children: Edward (1894-1972), George (1895-1952), Mary (1897-1965), Henry (1900-1974), George (1902-1942) and John (1905-1919). After succeeding his father to the throne in 1910, he encountered the First World War and a family name change during his reign, from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917. He died on the 20th January 1936 at Sandringham House, aged 70.