When did King George VI of the United Kingdom die?

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death from lung cancer.

He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.

Known as Albert until his accession, George VI was born in the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria, and was named after his great-grandfather Albert, Prince Consort. As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward. He attended naval college as a teenager, and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War. In 1920, he was made Duke of York. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he had speech therapy for a stammer, which he never fully overcame.

Born: December 14, 1895, York Cottage, United Kingdom

Died: February 6, 1952, Sandringham House, United Kingdom (age 56)

Spouse: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (m. 1923–1952)

Buried: February 15, 1952

Siblings: Edward VIII, MORE

Parents: George V, Mary of Teck

He is succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Her official coronation took place on June 2,1953.