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There are certain names that are designated 'royal' names and Albert isn't one of them. Secondly, it was never envisaged that the Duke of York, 'Bertie', would ever become king and was only called upon to do so when his elder brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated before his coronation. 'Bertie' then had to adopt a 'royal' name and became King George VI.
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∙ 13y agoHe followed his brother (Edward who abdicated) and his father King George V
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What is king George VI name?
albert
What was king george V'1 s first name?
King George's first name was Albert. In 1936 he changed his name
What was king george VI real name?
He was known as Bertie to his family.
When did king albert die and how?
England never had a King Albert, although one of the names of King George VI was Albert. Also Albert was the name of Queen Victoria's consort but he never became king.
What year did king albert die?
it was in 1928 Additional answer Sorry, no. England never had a King Albert. Albert was Queen Victoria's consort - but never King. Albert was one of George VI's names but he wasn't known as King Albert.
Why was albert called King George V?
Albert was called King George VI. His father was King George V. When King George V died in 1936 his oldest son took the throne. He was King Edward VIII. Before the year was out King Edward abdicated so he could marry an American. So, Prince Albert took the throne. Sometimes monarchs change their names for certain reasons when they take the throne. Albert decided to call himself King George VI as a "continuation" of his father's reign.
Who became King after Edward abdicated the throne?
When King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, his younger brother Albert became King George VI (father of the current Queen).
Who is queen Elisabeth's father?
King George VI was Queen Elizbeth II's father. Elizabeth I's father was Henry VIII.
Who was the queen in World War 2?
There was no queen. However the king during World War 2 was King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George)
What is the birth name of King Edward VII?
King Edward VII's birth name is Prince Albert Edward Wettin of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Who was the ruler of England in 1942?
Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister and King George VI was monarch.
Who was the King of Great Britain during World War 2?
King George VI was the British monarch, and father of the current Queen. Elizabeth II took the throne when George VI died in 1953. George VI was not supposed to get to be the king. British kings like to have at least two sons - "the heir and the spare". George VI was the spare, the younger brother of Edward VIII. When their father, George V, died in 1937, Edward was King for less than a year, but abdicated the throne so he could marry the woman he loved. He could not remain King and marry her, as she had three strikes against her - she was a commoner, an American, and divorced. So Edward was the man who gave up an Empire, for Wallis Warfield Simpson.
