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.
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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
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