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     George V Windsor, King of the United Kingdom was born on 3 June 1865 at Marlborough House, London, England^G.⁴ He was the son of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He was baptised on 7 July 1865.⁴ He married Mary Prinzessin von Teck, daughter of Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander Herzog von Teck and Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth Hanover, Princess of Cambridge, on 6 July 1893 at St. James's Palace, Chapel Royal, St. James's, London, England^G.⁵ He died on 20 January 1936 at age 70 at Sandringham, Norfolk, England^G, from bronchitis.¹ He was buried on 28 January 1936.⁶
     He gained the title of Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha on 3 June 1865.⁴ He gained the title of Herzog von Sachsen on 3 June 1865.⁴ He gained the title of HRH Prince George of Wales on 3 June 1865.⁴ He was given the name of George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at birth. He gained the rank of Cadet in September 1877 in the Royal Navy, serving in the Britannia.⁷ He gained the rank of Midshipman on 8 January 1880 in the Royal Navy, serving in the Bacchante and the corvette Canada.⁴ He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 3 June 1884.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 4 August 1884.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 8 October 1885 in the Royal Navy, serving in the battleships Thunderer, Dreadnought and Alexandra, and the Northumberland. He commanded Torpedo Boat 79, as well as the gunboat Thrush.⁴ He gained the rank of Commander on 24 August 1891 in the Royal Navy, commanding the cruiser Melampus.⁴ He was created 1st Duke of York [U.K.] on 24 May 1892.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Inverness on 24 May 1892.¹ He was created 1st Baron Killarney on 24 May 1892.¹ He held the office of President of the Highland and Agricultural Society [Scotland] between 1893 and 1895.⁵ He gained the rank of Captain on 2 January 1893.⁵ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 8 June 1893.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 5 July 1893.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 18 July 1894.⁵ He held the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society between 1897 and 1903.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 30 June 1897.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 20 August 1897.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 20 August 1897.⁵ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January 1901.⁵ He gained the title of Baron of Renfrew on 22 January 1901.¹ He gained the title of Duke of Cornwall on 22 January 1901.¹ He gained the title of Earl of Carrick on 22 January 1901.¹ He gained the title of Duke of Rothesay on 22 January 1901.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) on 9 March 1901.⁵ He was created 1st Earl of Chester [U.K.] on 9 November 1901.⁵ He was created HRH Prince of Wales on 9 November 1901.⁵ He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain in 1902.⁷ He was awarded the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.) on 31 March 1903.⁵ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 June 1903.⁵ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1905 to 1907.⁷ He held the office of Constable of Dover Castle from 1905 to 1907.⁷ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) on 28 September 1905.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) on 28 September 1905.⁵ He gained the rank of Admiral in 1907.⁷ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1910.⁷ He gained the title of HM King George V of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1910.⁸ George V Windsor, King of the United Kingdom also went by the nick-name of 'The Sailor King'. He was crowned King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India on 22 June 1911 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Failth, Emperor of India.⁸' In 1917 his name was legally changed to George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁹
     

     Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom was born on 20 February 1867 at Marlborough House, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She was baptised on 10 May 1867. She married Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, son of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, on 27 July 1889 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ She died on 4 January 1931 at age 63 at Portman Square, Marylebone, London, England^G.^3,1 She was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ She was re-interred at Chapel, Mar Lodge, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.⁴
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Louise of Wales. After her marriage, Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom was styled as Viscountess Macduff on 27 July 1889. After her marriage, Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom was styled as Duchess of Fife on 29 July 1889. She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)⁵ She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.)⁵ She was Commander-in-Chief of the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards.⁵ She gained the title of HRH The Princess Royal of the United Kingdom on 9 November 1905.⁴ Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom also went by the nick-name of Lulu.

     Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary Windsor, Princess of the United Kingdom was born on 6 July 1868 at Marlborough House, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She died on 3 December 1935 at age 67 at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ She was buried at Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom.¹ She was given the name of Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at birth. In 1917 her name was legally changed to Windsor.

     Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom was born on 26 November 1869 at Marlborough House, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She married Haakon VII zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Norway, son of Frederik VIII zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Louise Josephine Eugènie Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden, on 22 July 1896 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ She died on 20 November 1938 at age 68 at London, England^G.¹
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Maud of Wales.¹ From 18 November 1905, her married name became Queen Maud of Norway.²

     Alexander John Charles Robert Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince of the United Kingdom was born on 6 April 1871 at Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He was the son of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He died on 7 April 1871 at Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England^G.¹
     He gained the title of HRH Prince John of Wales on 6 April 1871.¹

     Georg Viktor Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont was born on 14 January 1831. He was the son of Georg II Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont and Emma Prinzessin von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. He married, firstly, Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg, daughter of Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus Herzog von Nassau-Weilburg and Pauline Friederike Marie Prinzessin von Württemberg, on 26 September 1853 at Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany^G. He married, secondly, Luise Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Adelheid Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe, on 29 April 1891. He died on 12 May 1893 at age 62.
     He gained the title of Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.¹

     Friedrich III, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen was born on 18 October 1831 at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.⁴ He was the son of Wilhelm I Ludwig, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen and Marie Luise Auguste Catherine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.⁵ He married Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, daughter of Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Victoria Alexandrina Hanover, Queen of the United Kingdom, on 25 January 1858 at St. James's Palace, Chapel Royal, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He died on 15 June 1888 at age 56 at Schloss Friedrichskron, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.^1,4 He was also reported to have died on 15 June 1888 at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G. He was buried on 18 June 1888 at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.⁶
     He was given the name of Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl at birth. He gained the title of Prinz von Preußen. He was crowned Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia on 9 March 1888.^7,1 He succeeded as the Friedrich III Deutscher Kaiser (styled as HIM Kaiser of Germany) on 9 March 1888.¹ He succeeded as the Friedrich III König von Preußen on 9 March 1888.⁵

     Wilhelm II, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen was born on 27 January 1859.¹ He was the son of Friedrich III, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen and Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.⁴ He married, firstly, Auguste Viktoria Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, daughter of Friedrich Christian August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Adelheid Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 27 February 1881.¹ He married, secondly, Hermine Prinzessin Reuss zu Greiz, daughter of Heinrich XXII Prinz Reuss zu Greiz and Ida Mathilde Adelheid Prinzessin zu Schaumburg-Lippe, on 5 November 1922.⁵ He died on 4 June 1941 at age 82.¹
     He was given the name of Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert at birth. He gained the title of Prinz von Preußen. He was crowned Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia on 15 June 1888.¹ He gained the title of Wilhelm II König von Preußen on 15 June 1888.⁴ He gained the title of Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser (styled as SM der Deutsche Kaiser) on 15 June 1888.¹ He abdicated as Deutsche Kaiser and König von Preußen on 28 November 1918 although Wilhelm never personally abdicated.¹

     Ludwig IV Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein was born on 12 September 1837.² He was the son of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Prinz General von Hessen und bei Rhein and Marie Elisabeth Caroline Viktoria Prinzessin von Preußen.³ He married, firstly, Alice Maud Mary Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom, daughter of Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Victoria Alexandrina Hanover, Queen of the United Kingdom, on 1 July 1862 at Osborne House, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.² He married, secondly, Countess Alexandrine Hutten-Czapska, daughter of Count Adam Hutten-Czapsky and Countess Marianne Rzewuska, on 30 April 1884 at Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany^G.⁴ He and Countess Alexandrine Hutten-Czapska were divorced on 9 July 1884.⁵ He died on 13 March 1892 at age 54 at Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany^G.²
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1862.⁶ He succeeded as the Großherzog Ludwig IV von Hessen und bei Rhein on 13 June 1877.²

     Hélène Frederike Auguste Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont was born on 17 February 1861 at Arolsen, Hessen, Germany^G.² She was the daughter of Georg Viktor Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont and Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg.³ She married Leopold George Duncan Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1st Duke of Albany, son of Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Victoria Alexandrina Hanover, Queen of the United Kingdom, on 27 April 1882.² She died on 1 September 1922 at age 61 at Hinterris, Tirol, Austria^G.^4,1
     She gained the title of Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.¹