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King George died on the evening of January 20, 1936. His oldest son, Edward, took the throne as Edward VIII. He abdicated on December 11, 1936 to marry a foreigner, which a monarch can't do. So, Prince Albert took the throne and changed his name to King George VI in honor of his dead father.
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