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| Reign | 5 January 1923 - 7 July 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coronation | 17 May 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | George V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| King of Hanover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 5 January 1923 - 20 November 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coronation | 17 May 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | George V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Merged with the United Kingdom through the Kingdom of Hanover Act 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 5 January 1923 - 15 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | George V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Position abolished[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Prince Frederick of Wales and Prussia 22 November 1895 Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1957 (aged 63) Buckingham Palace, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | 25 July 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Margaretha of Sweden (m. 1925) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| House | Hanover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | George V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Sophia of Prussia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Protestant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick (English: Edward Frederick William; German: Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm; 22 November 1895 - 7 July 1957) was King of the British and King of Hanover from 5 January 1923 to 7 July 1957. He was also the last Emperor of India, reigning from 1923 to 1947 until the abolition of the British Raj and its subsequent partition into India and Pakistan.
The eldest son of King George V and Princess Sophia of Prussia, Frederick was born during the reign of his grandfather King William V. At the age of eighteen, he was wedded to Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, daughter of German Emperor Wilhelm II, in an attempt at mending British-German relations. However, despite the birth of a son, namely the future Charles III, the end of the First World War, coupled with existing ideological differences, resulted in the couple having their marriage annulled as Frederick subsequently remarried to Princess Margaretha of Sweden, with whom he had a daughter.
Upon ascending to the throne in 1924, Frederick oversaw a rather tumultuous post-war period, which was further aggravated by the occurrence of the Great Depression in 1929. However, it was during this time that Frederick later gained much personal acclaim for his efforts in preserving the monarchical institution amidst rising but otherwise small republican and other extreme sentiments across the country. In addition, as King, Frederick also oversaw his country's involvement in the Second World War against Nazi Germany, a conflict that would mark the last few years of his reign and which preceded a rather tumultuous and testy period afterward marked by anti-colonial rebellions in various British colonies in Asia, namely the British Raj. On 7 July 1957, at the age of fifty-five, Frederick passed away and was thereafter succeeded by his only living son who ascended to the throne as King Charles III.
Early Life
Personal Information
Titles & Honours
- 22 November 1895 - 23 November 1910 His Royal Highness Prince Edward of Wales of and Prussia
- 23 November 1910 - 30 January 1913 His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Cambridge
- 30 January 1913 - 1 March 1921 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Prince of Orange, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of the Luxembourgers
- 1 March 1921 - 5 January 1923 His Royal Highness The Prince Regent
- 5 January 1923 - 9 June 1924 His Majesty The King of the United Kingdom, King of Hanover
- 9 June 1924 - 30 March 1957 His Majesty The King of the United Kingdom
Honours
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- ↑ Frederick continued as titular Emperor of India until 22 June 1948.