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| | george vi of the united kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) |
 | | His official title as King was George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, but "Emperor of India" was omitted by a Royal Proclamation issued 1948 (though India had ceased to be an Empire in 1947). |
 | | His Coronation at Westminster Abbey occurred on May 12, 1937 and upon taking the throne, he chose the name "George VI", partly to comply with Queen Victoria's wish that no king of England have the name "Albert" and partly to restore confidence in the monarchy by using the same name as his father. |
 | | King George VI also served as the last King of Ireland in accordance with the provisions of the (Irish) External Relations Act, 1936, until its repeal and the coming into force of the Republic of Ireland Act, 1948, in April 1949. |
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