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| burial_date = 29 August 1928
| burial_date = 29 August 1928
| burial_place = {{wpl|St. George's Chapel}}, {{wpl|Windsor Castle}}, {{wpl|Berkshire}}, England
| burial_place = {{wpl|St. George's Chapel}}, {{wpl|Windsor Castle}}, {{wpl|Berkshire}}, England
| spouse = {{marriage|Charlotte of Prussia|1883|1919|end=d}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Charlotte of Prussia]]|1883|1919|end=d}}
| issue = [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]<br>[[Elizabeth, Princess Royal]]<br>[[Mary, Princess Louis Ferdinand of Spain]]<br>[[Prince George, Duke of York]]<br>[[Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom|Princess Eugenie]]<br>[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]]
| issue = [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]<br>[[Elizabeth, Princess Royal]]<br>[[Mary, Princess Louis Ferdinand of Spain]]<br>[[Prince George, Duke of York]]<br>[[Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom|Princess Eugenie]]<br>[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]]
| house = {{wpl|House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}}
| house = {{wpl|House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}}

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George VI
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Emperor of India
Reign8 November 1902 - 14 August 1928
Coronation23 June 1903
PredecessorGeorge V
SuccessorWilliam IV
BornPrince George of Wales
(1850-07-24)24 July 1850
Kensington Palace, London, England
Died14 August 1928(1928-08-14) (aged 78)
Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
Burial29 August 1928
Spouse
Charlotte of Prussia
(m. 1883; died 1919)
IssueWilliam IV
Elizabeth, Princess Royal
Mary, Princess Louis Ferdinand of Spain
Prince George, Duke of York
Princess Eugenie
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Full name
George Frederick Leopold Augustus
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha
FatherGeorge V of the United Kingdom
MotherEugenie of Sweden

George VI (George Frederick Leopold Augustus; 24 July 1850 - 14 August 1928) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 8 November 1902 until his death in 1928.