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Who Was King George VI?

George VI was crowned the king of the United Kingdom in and was an important symbolic leader for the British people during World War II.

He supported Winston Churchill completely throughout the war and even visited armies on the battlefronts. He was succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, after he died of lung cancer in

Family and Early Life

King George VI was born Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on December 14, , in Norfolk, England.

Though formally known as "His Highness Prince Albert of York," within the family the future king was called "Bertie," and, as a young man, "Albert."

The second son of King George V and Victoria May, the Duchess of York (Mary of Teck), Prince Albert’s youth was not easy.

Though affectionate with his mother, affection was not always returned, and his father was harsh and critical. His tutors forced him to write with his right hand, though he was natural