Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which of these was King George VI first name?

  1. EDER

  2. ALBERT

  3. GEORGE

  4. MANOEL
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Explanation

King George VI's actual first name was Albert - he was born Albert Frederick Arthur George. He chose to reign as 'George VI' to emphasize continuity with his father George V after his brother Edward VIII's abdication caused a constitutional crisis. Royal family members often choose regnal names different from their birth names.

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