On a journey of discovery to historical sites? Download the TracesOfWar app directly on Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Windsor, George V
- Date of birth:
- June 3rd, 1865 (Marlborough House, London)
- Date of death:
- January 20th, 1936 (Sandringham House, Norfolk)
- Buried on:
- St. George's Chapel Windsor
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Born as George Frederick Ernest Albert. George V was the King of the United Kingdom, British Dominions, Emperor of India etc. from 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936.
Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!
Order of the Garter
- Rank:
- Sub-Lieutenant (Sub-lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1884
Elefantordenen
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1885
Banda das Duas Ordens
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1886
Orden de Carlos III - Gran Cruz
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1888
Schwarzer Adlerorden
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1889
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1889
Großkreuz der Orden der Württembergischen Krone
- Awarded on:
- 1890
- Rank:
- Commander
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1891
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata
- Rank:
- Commander
- Awarded on:
- April 28th, 1892
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- July 5th, 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- July 17th, 1893
Order of St. Andrew
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1893
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1897
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1897
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1897
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1901
Daikun'i kikkashō
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- April 13th, 1902
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1902
Hausorden der Rautenkrone
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- October 1902
Großkreuz zum Königlich Ungarischer Orden des Heiligen Stephan
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- 1902
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1903
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- July 1903
Kungliga Serafimerorden
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1905
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire (GCIE)
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1905
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1905
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1906
Ordinul Carol I - Grand Cross
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- 1910
Hubertusorden
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- 1911
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1913
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- March 14th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- 1919
Nishan al-Muhammad'Ali - Knight Grand Cordon with Collar
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- 1920
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- February 19th, 1934
Grand Cross to the Order of Solomon's seal
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- 1935
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Grand Cross
Osmanlı Devlet Nişanı 1st class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Rank:
- Commander
Sources
- Photo 1: Library of Congress (Public Domain)
- - White, Geoffrey H.; Lea, R. S. (eds.) (1959) Complete Peerage, London: St Catherine's Press, vol. XII, pp. 924–925
- M. & B. Wattel (2009), Les Grand'Croix de la Légion d'honneur de 1805 à nos jours. Titulaires français et étrangers, Paris: Archives & Culture, p. 461
- V. M. Shabanov (2004), Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George: A Nominal List, 1769-1920, Moscow, p. 928
- Queen Victoria's Journals 8 August 1889
- Her Majesty The Queen's Blue Ribbon: The Order of the Garter and British Diplomacy
- Hof- und - Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (1914), "Königliche Orden". p. 9
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27293/page/1762
- Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1933
- ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS - Pagina Oficial das Ordens Honoroficas Portuguesas
- Bragança, Jose Vicente de (2014), "Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Príncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota"
- Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 29
- Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898), Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia, Unione tipografico-editrice, p. 54
- House Order of the Wendish Crown; House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 刑部芳則 (2017), 明治時代の勲章外交儀礼, 明治聖徳記念学会紀要, p. 150
- Ordinul Carol I
- Presidência da República - Archeevo
- Royal Collection Trust
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2023. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright