George 5 and Nicholas 2 are cousins. Georgy, as the younger one, is shorter

As you know, the Romanov imperial family was shot on the night of July 17, 1918 by the Bolsheviks. Many people ask a natural question: why did Nicholas II and his family not leave the country, because such an opportunity was seriously considered by the Provisional Government? It was planned that the Romanovs would go to England, but the cousin of Nicholas II, George V, with whom they were very close and insanely similar, for some reason preferred to disown their relatives.

Participation in the First World War for Russia had very deplorable consequences. During the February Revolution of 1917, Nicholas II signed the abdication of the throne. In return for this, the Provisional Government promised him and his family unhindered travel abroad.

Later, the head of the Provisional Government A.F. Kerensky assured: “As for the evacuation of the royal family, we decided to send them through Murmansk to London. In March 1917, they received the consent of the British government, but in July, when everything was ready for the train to Murmansk and Foreign Minister Tereshchenko sent a telegram to London asking him to send a ship to meet the royal family, the British ambassador received a clear answer from Prime Minister Lloyd George: the British government unfortunately cannot accept the royal family as guests during the war.".

Instead of Murmansk, the imperial family was sent to Tobolsk, because anarchist sentiments intensified in the capital and the Bolsheviks rushed to power. As you know, after the overthrow of the Provisional Government, the new leaders felt that the Romanovs should be physically destroyed.

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Assessing the situation, historian and writer Gennady Sokolov said: “Kerensky did not dissemble, he did not whitewash himself with hindsight. Declassified documents fully confirm his words..

The Romanovs were actually supposed to go to England, because during the First World War, both countries were considered allies, and members of the royal and imperial families were not strangers to each other. George V was a cousin of both Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna.

George V wrote to his cousin: “Yes, my dearest Nicky, I hope that we will always continue our friendship with you; you know, I am unchanged, and I have always loved you so much ... In my thoughts I am constantly with you. God bless you, my dear old Nicky, and remember that you can always count on me as your friend. Forever your devoted friend Georgie".

On March 22, 1917, the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain decided to "grant the Emperor and Empress asylum in England for the time being while the war is going on." A week later, George V began to behave in a completely different way, as he wrote to "old Nicky." He doubted the advisability of the arrival of the Romanovs in England, and the path is dangerous ...

On April 2, 1917, the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Arthur Balfour, expressed his surprise to the king that the monarch should not back down, since the ministers had already decided to invite the Romanovs.

But George V was persistent and a couple of days later he wrote to the head of the Foreign Ministry: "Instruct Ambassador Buchanan to tell Milyukov that we must withdraw our consent to the proposal of the Russian Government". In the afterword, he stressed that it was not the king who invited the imperial family, but the British government.

In May 1917, the Russian Foreign Ministry received a new order from the British Ambassador, which stated that "The British Government cannot advise His Majesty to extend hospitality to people whose sympathies for Germany are more than well known". Played into the hands and propaganda against Nicholas II and his wife, who, as you know, was a German by birth. The closest relative left his cousin to the mercy of fate, and the sad ending of this story is known to everyone.

Some historians explained this position of George V in relation to the Romanovs by the fact that he was afraid of a revolution in Great Britain, since the workers' unions were very sympathetic to the Bolsheviks. The disgraced imperial family could only worsen the situation. In order to save the throne, "Georgie" decided to sacrifice his cousin.

But if the surviving documents are to be believed, the king's secretary wrote to the English ambassador Berthier in Paris: "This was the firm conviction of the king, who never wanted it." That is, from the very beginning, George V did not want the Romanovs to move to England. Yes, and Russia has always been considered a geopolitical rival of Great Britain.

Well, at the same time, the Bolsheviks set themselves the goal: to destroy not only Nicholas II and his wife with children, but also all relatives with this surname. AT

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) and the great-granddaughter of Louis-Philippe I, Elena of Orleans (to whom Tsarevich Nicholas, later the Duchess of Aosta, also wooed). In 1891, Clarence was betrothed to Mary of Teck (Princess May), to whom he had sincere feelings, but at the beginning of the next year, much to the shock of his parents and grandmother, he died during an influenza epidemic, a week after his twenty-eight birthday and a month and a half before the appointed weddings.

Both his brother's bride and his rights to the throne went to George, who received the title of Duke of York four months later; in 1893 he married Mary of Teck, in 1901 he became the Prince of Wales, and in 1910 - King George V.

I missed this moment that Albert wooed Alice of Hesse.

Prince_Albert_Victor_Duke_of_Clarence and Alice of Hesse, first bride.

And it's also interesting with Alix .. Here she is with this Viktor.
By the way, this is the first time I see her happy))

Prince_Albert_Victor_Duke_of_Clarence and Mary of Teck are the second bride.

One of Albert's brides, Alice of Hesse, passes to Nicholas (George), and Albert's second bride: Maria of Teck, passes by inheritance to George (Nicholas).

But Albert Victor dies and his brides are inherited:

First: Alice of Hesse goes to Nicholas 2 (George 5)

Nicholas 2 (George 5) and Albert's fiancee: Alice of Hesse, who became the wife of Nicholas 2 (George 5) by TI.

The second bride of Albert: Maria Tekskaya after the death of Albert Victor is inherited by his younger brother George 5 (Nicholas 2).

George 5 (Nicholas 2) with the bride of his older brother Albert Victor: Mary of Teck.

But ... Nicholas 2 (Georg 5) - the German emperor at the time of 1910, this is the same person: the son of Bertie (Alexander) - Karl of Holstein-Gottorp, who later turned out to be Natti Rothschild 1st.

How can this be in real life?

That is, his wife must be the same, because it is one and the same person.

Either this is Alice of Hesse, who marries George V, aka Nicholas II in Soviet translations from German.

Either this is Maria of Tekskaya marrying Nicholas II, aka George V in English translation from German.

When was the wedding in London with Nicholas II (George V) in the English version?

Country of Origin: UK
Event: Wedding medal commemorating the marriage of Georg Friedrich Ernst Albert, Duke of York, and Victoria Maria of Teck, Princess of Baden-Württemberg
Type / Shape / Year of minting: Medal / Circle / 1893
Material / Diameter / Weight: Bronze / 51.00 mm / 56.50 gr
Hallmarks: no hallmarks
Medalists: SPINK & SON

Legend 2:
MARRIED AT CHAPEL ROYAL JAMES'S PALACE 6 JULE 1893

George V (June 3, 1865 - January 20, 1936) - 9th King of Great Britain and Emperor of India from the Windsor dynasty. He was on the throne from May 6, 1910 until his death. He was the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).

Now the wedding of Nicholas 2 (George 5) on Alice of Hesse:

On November 14 (26), 1894 (on the birthday of Empress Maria Feodorovna, which allowed retreat from mourning), the wedding of Alexandra and Nicholas II took place in the Great Church of the Winter Palace. After the marriage, a thanksgiving service was served by members of the Holy Synod, headed by Metropolitan Pallady (Raev) of St. Petersburg; while singing "To you, God, we praise" a cannon salute was given in 301 shots.

We remember that Maria Feodorovna, she is also Dagmar of Denmark, like the mother of Nicholas 2 (George 5), and her sister Alexandra of Denmark, like the mother of George 5 (Nicholas 2) - this is the same character: Emma removed from all sources of information Louise Rothschild, from whom they made two characters: Alexandra of Denmark and Dagmar of Denmark. That is, the link to the mother does not work.

The father of Nicholas 2 (George 5) is also the same person: Edward VII, aka Alexander III.

There are no photos from the wedding of Nicholas 2 (George 5) and Alice of Hesse. Some pictures. And this is 1894, when cameras have been around for a long time and such an event as the wedding of the son of the sovereign emperor, if it took place, should have been immortalized by court photographers for numerous foreign relatives, as well as the European and Russian press in the gossip department.

Although the wedding photographs of George 5 (Nicholas 2) in the English archives are:

Although both weddings were almost simultaneously: the marriage of George and Mary in the royal chapel of St. James's Palace was July 6, 1893. The wedding of Nicholas and Alice took place on November 14, 1894.

There are photos from one wedding of Nikolai (George), but there are no photos from the other wedding.

It's the same story with crowns. In the English archives there are photographs of George and his wife in crowns. There are no photographs of Nikolai (George) and his wife Alice of Hesse in crowns in the Russian archives. In the Russian version, Nikolai 2 (Georg 5), as well as his father Alexander 3 (Eduard 7), are depicted in military uniforms in almost all photographs, as professional soldiers serving in the army.

In the English version, George 5 (Nicholas 2) has an older brother: Albert Victor, who died at 28 and left his younger brother by inheritance both the crown and his bride, complete. As if without this bride they did not give him a crown. It's also a strange detail. Why marry your older brother's ex-fiancee? Were there no brides?

What was the reason for forcing the younger son to marry the bride of the dead eldest son? Or, indeed, the crown was not given without Mary of Teck, born from a morganatic marriage and not entitled to the throne and crown?

If the crown is mine, then to whom I want, I give it to him. And why should I force my son to marry his elder brother's failed bride? The crown is mine. And a kingdom of my own. And I don't give a damn about a constitutional monarchy in the English kingdom if I'm the king. Logically, yes.

We look at the elder brother Nicholas 2 (George 6) in Russian translation.

Wife: Dagmar of Denmark (November 14 (26), 1847 - October 13, 1928), daughter of the Danish king Christian IX, after converting to Orthodoxy Maria Feodorovna. Children:
1. Nikolai Alexandrovich (May 6 (18), 1868 - July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg), since 1894 Emperor Nicholas II
2. Alexander Alexandrovich (May 26 (June 7), 1869 - April 20 (May 2), 1870, St. Petersburg)
3. Georgy Alexandrovich (April 27 (May 9), 1871 - June 28 (July 10), 1899, Abastumani)
4. Ksenia Alexandrovna (March 25 (April 6), 1875 - April 20, 1960, London)
5. Mikhail Alexandrovich (November 22 (December 4), 1878 - June 13, 1918, Perm)
6. Olga Alexandrovna (June 1 (13), 1882 - November 24, 1960, Toronto)

In the English version, George 5 (Nicholas 2) has an older brother: Albert Victor, who died at 28 and left his younger brother by inheritance both the crown and his bride, complete.

In the Russian translation of the Windsors into the Romanovs, Nicholas 2 (George 5) did not have an older brother.

Little lies breed big mistrust.

We look at doubles in pairs:

Alexander III = Edward VII

Dagmar of Denmark = Alexandra of Denmark

Nicholas II = George V

Alice of Hesse = Mary of Teck

That is, Mary of Teck is a literary counterpart of Alice of Hesse.

It would seem that everything is simple. Romanovs and Windsors before 1917 are two versions of the biography of the same man. If he is George 5 of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who in 1917 renounced all German titles and his German surname of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because he liked being Windsor 1st, the founder of the Windsor dynasty, then there were no those literary characters Romanovs: Germans, bandits and hoards. Just the same bandits as the Bolsheviks. What is easier?

We are renaming all the Romanovs as Windsors until 1917 and rewriting the History of the State again.

True, not only Nicholas II of Holstein-Gottorp will have to be rewritten as George V of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but Alexandra Feodorovna will also have to be renamed again into Mary of Teck. With all the ensuing consequences.

And it’s good to think about the possibility of Prince Harry appearing in the role of a new sovereign-emperor, as a descendant of George V and Mary of Teck: Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

The history of the State is also the history of state power. And the Soviets get it German: from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Queen Victoria.

Because all Holstein-Gottorp are modern Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, since 1917: Windsor.

And we returned to Germany 1871-1945. : and Hitler is so young, and Stalin is still ahead.
And after the Division of defeated Germany, you will wake up in the British Empire of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, since 1917: Windsors.

If not for one "but" ...

An extra relative of Nicholas 2 in the English version of his own biography .

If Nicholas 2 (George 5) does not have an extra relative: Prince Albert Victor, then there are no two abandoned brides: Alice of Hesse and Mary of Teck.

More precisely, Alice remains in any scenario: is there an extra relative there or not?

She marries Nikolai (George), regardless of whether he has an older brother or not.

And if we remove Albert Victor, then nothing changes for Alice.

Everything changes only for Mary of Teck.

Albert Victor is gone, and his fiancee Maria Tekskaya immediately disappears. And that means no husband, no crown, no Windsor dynasty.

As long as it does.

This is the moment I somehow missed. So I had to go back to him.

Am I wrong or not? Will show the future. Because we still have to understand and understand this heap of literary hoaxes and the rewritten History of the State.

On May 24, 1890, Albert was created Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Earl of Athlone. He began to prepare for acquiring a family: the candidates for his bride were Alice of Hesse (the future Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) and the great-granddaughter of Louis Philippe I Elena of Orleans (to whom Tsarevich Nicholas, later the Duchess of Aosta, also wooed). In 1891, Clarence was betrothed to Mary of Teck (Princess May), to whom he had sincere feelings, but at the beginning of the next year, much to the shock of his parents and grandmother, he died during an influenza epidemic, a week after his twenty-eight birthday and a month and a half before the appointed weddings.

It made me come back again and look at the situation from a different angle. We are now in the process of restoring the History of the State, and here we will have to consider different options, because there are a lot of these options mixed into one pile. It's like unwinding a ball of tangled threads. There is no need to be afraid that nothing will work out the first time, and new information will make its own adjustments. That's the way it should be. We now operate only with the information that we could find. There will be new information and there will be new clarifications. But we also have to work out all these versions from the Obmanovs. Because we don't want mistakes. We want to know the truth, what was really there?

The exact same situation was with the father of Nicholas (George) - Alexander III (Eduard VII) in his youth and with his wife: Dagmar of Denmark, who was supposed to go to his older brother along with the crown, but went to him.

Everything is so confusing that the head is spinning and, due to the number of repetitions, nothing fits in the brain.

01. So, the Russian version with Alexander III.

His older brother Niksa was supposed to marry Dagmar of Denmark, but Niksa dies and his bride Dagmar, along with the crown, is inherited by Alexander III.

And the same story is repeated in Albert Victor Clarence: he was also to marry Mary of Teck, and he dies in the same way. And his younger brother George V (Nicholas II) marries his bride.

Albert Victor Clarence and Mary of Teck

George V (Nicholas II) and Mary of Teck.

In this case, Albert Victor Clarence and George V are a literary hoax, because as Nicholas II he had already married Alice of Hesse.

You even call him Nicholas, even George, even the Pope, but he is still married to Alice of Hesse.

Maria of Teck was left without a husband.

But these three characters: Niksa, Alexander III and Edward VII turned out to be the same character in their genealogies: Karl of Holstein-Gottorp, he is Natty Rothschild, 1st Baron.

And their wives (brides) Alexandra and Dagmar Danish, Glucksburg, according to their pedigrees, turned out to be one and the same character.

And then Mary of Teck, Albert Victor Clarence and George V (Nicholas II) are just duplicates of Nixa, Alexander III, Edward VII, Alexandra and Dagmar of Denmark. They are all literary hoaxes.

The older brother dies, and his younger brother inherits his wife and the throne.
As we can see, the writers in search of a plot did not particularly strain. The same story is repeated. And photographs can be drawn. We have already seen this Photoshop so much that it should no longer confuse us.

We walked on faces, but only got confused. You can only go by pedigree and family ties. Faking photos is easy. But to fake pedigrees and family ties is very difficult, almost impossible.

These blanks for creating photographs were found in the Russian state film and photo archive after the Soviet regime. And with such capacities as the film and photo industry of the 20th century, it was possible to create any archives. And when the Internet and computer graphics appeared, the creation of more and more new archives of the 19th century did not arise.

That's why I said: photographs are very good, but all this must match the genealogies and the seizure of state power in 1853-1921. And of course, with Soviet power and the realities of the 20th century.

A correctly written History of the State should explain to us what is happening now, based on the events of at least 1853-1953. Because before 1853 there is no information at all. Everything is destroyed there. The only thing that is visible is 1853-1953. And then we ourselves can know, since the second half of the 20th century is closer to us and we know about it ourselves, without historians.

George V is a European monarch who headed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (later Northern Ireland). The chances of George V to head the throne were initially small - before him in the line of succession were his father and older brother. However, fate decreed that power fell into the hands of George. In the life of this man, there was a place not only for state affairs and important decisions, but also for a completely earthly hobby - philately.

Childhood and youth

The future monarch was born in London on June 3, 1865. At baptism, the boy was named Georg Friedrich Ernst Albert. George's father was the natural son of the Queen of England - and his mother was Alexandra of Denmark. On the maternal side, one can trace an interesting connection between George V and Russian monarchs, in particular with.

The fact is that Alexandra Danish and, wife, were sisters to each other. And their children, Nikolai and Georg, respectively, were cousins.

When George was 12 years old, he, along with his older brother Albert Victor, was sent to a warship, where the young men learned the basics of naval science for three years, acting as ordinary midshipmen. It was believed that such a harsh school would make real men out of young people.

Politics

A new page in the biography of George V opened in 1892, when Albert Victor died suddenly due to influenza. This tragedy made George the obvious candidate to rule the country. In the same year he was made Duke of York by Queen Victoria. In 1901, the queen died, and George V became the owner of two counties - Cornwall in England and Scottish Rothesay. In the same year, Edward VII, George's father, ascended the throne, thus making the young man the Prince of Wales.

In total, Edward VII reigned for nine years. In 1910, the king died, and the throne passed to George V. The coronation ceremony took place on June 22, 1911 - according to tradition in Westminster Abbey.

The new status of George V immediately required him to solve several serious problems. First, the House of Lords and the House of Commons have traditionally challenged each other's proposals. The House of Lords expressed dissatisfaction with the budget developed by the House of Commons. Those, in turn, put forward to the king for consideration a bill to limit the power of the lords. Also, George V had to meet the wishes of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and support the Bill of Parliament.

No less important were the disagreements with Ireland, which wanted self-government and constantly threatened to revolt. It was possible to agree only in 1921, at the same time the so-called Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, which put an end to the riots and the Irish struggle for their own independence.

In 1917, the fates of George V and Nicholas II crossed again. The disgraced Russian emperor asked for asylum from Great Britain, but his cousin refused Nicholas, forbidding the imperial family from entering his country.

Also, the reign of George V was remembered by Great Britain for the competent resolution of the economic crisis that occurred in 1931 - then the monarch did his best to help resolve the situation both in the economy and in the field of interaction between the warring parties that could not agree.

Then there was the adoption of the so-called Westminster Statute, which regulated the existence of the British Commonwealth.

In 1932, the king showed himself to be a real innovator, making the first Christmas address to the people of Great Britain on the radio. George V himself did not believe in the success of this step, believing that radio was just idle entertainment.

However, the king was wrong - this appeal has become a good tradition that has survived to this day. A historical photo has also been preserved, in which George V delivers his first Christmas speech. The text of this message was prepared by .

Personal life

The death of his older brother brought George V not only the crown. George's wife was the Württemberg princess Maria of Teck, who was to become the wife of Albert Victor. Six children were born in this family - the sons of Edward VIII, George, John Windsor and Henry, as well as the daughter Mary.

George V devoted his free time to his favorite hobby - the king was a passionate philatelist. In 1893, he even received the title of Vice President of the London Philatelic Club. For the collection, George V managed to get some of the most expensive stamps in the world - "Blue Mauritius" and "Pink Mauritius". Now these stamps are periodically shown at world philatelic exhibitions.

Death

The last years of the monarch's life were overshadowed by illness. The health of George V was faltering, the king suffered from pulmonary diseases, which periodically worsened. On January 20, 1936, George V passed away.

And half a century later it became known that the king died at the hands of the palace physician Bertrand Dawson. He, wanting to alleviate the fate of his beloved ruler, who at that time had already fallen into a coma, injected him with serious doses of morphine and cocaine, thus committing euthanasia.

The wife of George V was called Victoria Maria, but after the death of Queen Victoria, the king's grandmother, the woman was denied the right to bear the first name in memory of the deceased. So Victoria Mary became Mary of Teck.
George V was an emotional and even impulsive person. One day at dinner, something aroused the wrath of the monarch, and he slammed his fist on the table with force. The blow fell on the tines of the fork, turned up, which provoked even greater fury of the king. And immediately after that, a rule of palace table etiquette appeared, prescribing that forks should only be placed with their prongs down.

George V was remarkably similar to Nicholas II, a cousin. This caused curiosities - during the wedding of George V and Princess Mary of Teck, some guests confused the monarchs, and Nicholas II had to accept congratulations from the guests. The groom was repeatedly asked how he finds London and how long he plans to stay in the UK.
A day after the death of the monarch, the composer Paul Hindemith composed the musical work "Funeral Music" in honor of George V.

Memory

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of George V, commemorative medals, commemorative coins and postage stamps were prepared, as well as the documentary film "The Royal Stamp".

George V.

George V (George V). 1865–1936 King of England, Emperor of India, cousin of Nicholas II; Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces; after the overthrow of the Tsar, he was unable to provide him with any help, refused to give permission for the entry of the Royal Family into England.

The reference apparatus of the book was used: Multatuli P.V. “God bless my decision ...” - St. Petersburg: Satis, 2002.

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George V (3.VI.1865 - 20.1.1936) - the king [of England] (since 1910), a representative of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty, renamed in July 1917, during the 1st World War, into the Windsor dynasty.

Soviet historical encyclopedia. In 16 volumes. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia. 1973-1982. Volume 4. THE HAGUE - DVIN. 1963.

George V.
Reproduction from the website http://monarchy.nm.ru/

George V
George Frederick Ernest Albert
George Frederick Ernest Albert
Years of life: June 3, 1865 - January 20, 1936
Reigns: May 6, 1910 - January 20, 1936
Father: Edward VII
Mother: Alexandra Danish
Wife: Victoria Maria Teck
Sons: Edward George VI Heinrich, George Kent, John
Daughter: Maria

George from childhood was distinguished by poor health, and at the age of 10 his parents sent him on a sea voyage. Georg sailed on the ship for 14 years without a break. All this time, he obeyed the daily routine for the cadets and endured all the hardships of the service of the ship's cabin boy. He traveled around the globe, visited many British colonies, acquired the habits of a sailor, numerous tattoos on his body and even a parrot. However, realizing the narrowness of his education, upon returning home he attended a course of lectures at the universities of Heidelberg and Lausanne.

In 1893 George married the Duke of Teck's daughter, known as Princess May. A year later, he received the title of Duke of York. George and Mary were crowned at Westminster on May 22, 1911, and George's wife became known as Queen Mary, despite the fact that her first name was Victoria. In memory of the king's late grandmother, it was decided that henceforth no queen of England would bear this name. After the coronation, the king and queen went to India, where they were presented to the Indian princes in Delhi as emperor and empress. During this trip, George was fond of hunting tigers and pheasants, neglecting many of the planned official events.

George ascended the throne on the eve of the First World War. The war years were very difficult for the royal family, since both George and Mary had many relatives in Germany, against which England had to fight. To emphasize his patriotism, on July 17, 1917, George announced the change of the royal surname from the German one, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to the English one, Windsor. Also, the closest relatives of the king from among the Germans changed their surnames to English ones, having received the corresponding titles of peers. So his cousin Ludwig Battenberg became the Marquess of Milford Haven, and his brother-in-law the Duke of Teck became the Marquess of Cambridge. Members of the royal family who took the side of Germany, on the contrary, were deprived of their titles.
After the war, many European monarchies began to decline. Kings were overthrown in Austria, Spain, Greece, Romania, Russia. All former monarchs, his relatives, George cordially received in England. In England itself, the position of the king was quite strong, except for Ireland, where a national liberation uprising broke out, as a result of which Britain was forced to recognize the independence of part of the island. From 1927 George changed his title to "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

As mentioned above, since childhood, George had weak lungs. With age, the situation worsened due to tobacco smoking. War and revolutions in European countries further undermined George's health. He retired to West Sussex, closer to the sea, but nevertheless lived to see the 25th anniversary of his reign.

Unlike his father, Georg loved a simple life, without excessive luxury. Georg preferred solitude, rarely went to theaters, but he loved music and sports. He raised his children in strictness and unquestioning obedience to elders. The king had practically no influence on the policy of the country, considering it his main task to maintain order in his own family.

Georg died on 20 January 1936 at Sandringham. It is said that his doctor, Lord Dawson, hastened the king's death by lethally injecting him with cocaine and morphine so that the news of the king's death would get into the morning Times rather than the less prestigious evening papers. During the funeral of George, the Maltese cross from his crown fell into the mud, which was regarded as a bad omen for the heir, Edward.

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King George V of Great Britain in naval uniform.

George V, George-Frederick-Ernst-Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Georg-Frederik-Ernst-Albert von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha) (3.6.1865, Marlborough House - 20.1.1936), King of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 th son of King Edward VII. In 1892, after the death of his elder brother Albert, he received the titles of Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killerney. As a child, he was distinguished by very poor health and in 1875-89 he was constantly on the voyage (to improve his health). In 1882 he graduated from Trinity College. Educated at Heidelberg and Lausanne Universities. After his father's accession to the throne (January 22, 1901), he was proclaimed Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Rothsey, Earl of Chester, Carrick and Dublin. In 1910 he ascended the throne. He changed the rules at court, trying to give up excessive luxury (often his savings bordered on stinginess). He led a secluded and secluded life. G. practically did not interfere in the administration of the state, completely transferring it into the hands of the prime ministers, and was mainly engaged in increasing his fortune and maintaining peace in the family. In July 1917, the ruling dynasty in Great Britain was replaced by the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty as Windsor. Largely due to the indecisive position of G., who was afraid of any complications, English. government refused to accept

George 5 rules in difficult times for the UK: economic crisis, World War I, problems with Ireland. Under him, the British Commonwealth was created, which included all the dominions of Great Britain.

Very often, kings are constrained by rules and responsibilities. They are not free in their choice. So it was with George 5. His fate was such that all important life questions were taken for him by others. So, after the death of his elder brother, he got the opportunity to succeed to the throne, complete with a bride, with whom the late brother had previously been engaged. The monarch could not even accept his death on his own.

early years

The future King George 5 was born on 06/03/1865 in London. He was the grandson of Queen Victoria, the son of Edward 7 and Alexandra of Denmark. The boy was the second son, so he underwent naval training.

From the age of twelve he served as a cadet on a service ship for two years. After that, he served as midshipman on a corvette for three years. In military affairs, he rose to the rank of admiral of the fleet. He had many other military titles and awards.

In 1892, George's elder brother fell ill with the flu and died. In the same year he was given the title of Duke of York. A year later, he married his late elder brother's fiancee, Victoria Mary of Teck.

Queen Victoria died in 1901. Edward 7 became king, and George received the title of Prince of Wales. My father ruled the state until his death in 1910.

As king and emperor

George 5 became king in 1911. On the day of his coronation, the famous British tower clock was launched. They work to this day.

The new king had to immediately solve two political problems. The first was that the House of Lords refused to pass the budget. In response, the House of Commons put forward a bill that limited the power of the lords. The king contributed to the adoption of the bill.

The second problem was the situation in Ireland. In 1914 there was a real threat of an uprising. They tried to solve it by convening representatives of all parties. However, the treaty was signed only in 1921.

During the First World War, England opposed Germany, despite the close family relationship between the rulers. Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany was a cousin of the King of England. George 5 renounced all his Germanic titles.

In the twenties of the last century, Great Britain experienced a serious economic crisis. Because of this, cabinets of ministers often succeeded each other. Thus, in 1924 none of the three ruling parties had a majority. To remedy the situation, the King intervened in the affairs of Parliament, replacing Prime Minister Baldwin (Conservative) with Macdonald (Labor). The king used his influence during the miners' strike of 1926, the economic crisis of 1932, and the adoption of the Westminster Statute.

Family

George 5 (family photo above) lived with his wife all his life. She was born a Baden-Württemberg princess. During the coronation of the spouses, she was given the name Queen Mary, although her first name was Victoria. She was not given her first name because of Queen Victoria. After the death of the latter, it was decided that there would be no more queens with this name in England.

The couple had six children:

Edward 8 is the eldest son who renounced his right to the throne because he entered into a morganatic marriage.
George 6 - ruled the state from 1936 to 1952.
Maria.
Henry.
George.
John - died at the age of fourteen from epilepsy.

Nicholas 2

Who was George 5 (photo above) on the maternal side? George's mother was from the Danish royal family. Her parents Christian 9 and Louise had six children. Alexandra married Edward 7, becoming the mother of George 5. Dagmara became the wife of Alexander 3 under the name Maria Feodorovna, gave birth to Nicholas 2.

Christian and Louise became grandfather and grandmother not only for George 5 and Nicholas 2, but also for Constantine 1 (Greece), Haakon 7 (Norway).

The Russian autocrat and the British monarch were cousins. They maintained friendly relations, in correspondence they called each other "Cousin Nicky", "Cousin Georgie". Anyone who saw the cousins together was struck by their resemblance. This is confirmed by numerous photographs of monarchs.

last years of life

In 1932, the people of Great Britain were able to hear the voice of their king on the radio. On December 25, the ruler wished everyone a Merry Christmas. His New Year's address was written by Rudyard Kipling, author of the famous Jungle Book.

In recent years, the king often suffered from pulmonary diseases. Several times he was in critical condition. In 1936, he suffered from severe bronchitis, as a result of which he fell into a coma. Died 01/20/1936.

Fifty years after this date, it became known that the king did not die of natural causes. He was euthanized. Baron Bertrand Dawson injected the ruler with morphine and cocaine. The life doctor did this on his own initiative.

After the king's death, the German composer wrote Funeral Music. Paul Hindemith wrote it in memory of the monarch.