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Proclamation Of Accession Of George V
George V was proclaimed King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, after his father, King Edward VII, Death and state funeral of Edward VII, died in the late hours of 6 May 1910. He was proclaimed king the following week, the first proclamation taking place on 7 May 1910 at St James's Palace. United Kingdom The Lords of the Privy Council met at 4 p.m. on 7 May 1910 at St James's Palace, and gave orders for proclaiming King George V. After the preparations for the proclamation of accession, it had been issued for publication in a supplement to that day's ''London Gazette'': Commonwealth of Australia The proclamation in Australia took place at Government House, Melbourne, Government House in Melbourne on 9 May. References {{George V, state=collapsed George V 1910 in the United Kingdom 1910 in Australia Proclamations Monarchy of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was the second son of Edward VII, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and was third in the line of succession to the British throne behind his father and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1892, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On Victoria's death in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became King-Emperor, king-emperor on his father's death in 1910. George's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
