n.
orig. Albert Frederick Arthur George
born Dec. 14, 1895, Sandringham, Norfolk, Eng.
died Feb. 6, 1952, Sandringham
King of the United Kingdom (193652).
The second son of George V , he was proclaimed king following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII . He was an important symbolic leader of the British people during World War II, supporting the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill and visiting his armies on several battlefronts. In 1949 he was formally recognized as head of the Commonwealth by its member states. He earned the respect of his people by scrupulously observing the responsibilities of a constitutional monarch and by overcoming the handicap of a severe stammer. He was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II .
George VI.
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