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King George V

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He was very narrow and rigid in his thinking.
    He did not get along with his four sons.
    He changed the royal family's name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor during World War I, in response to anti-German sentiment (the royal family was of largely German ancestry).
    He refused political asylum to his first cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, leaving the tsar and his family to be captured and killed by Communists.

Why he might not be annoying:

    As prince, he served in the navy and achieved the rank of commander.
    He became the heir to the throne when his older brother, Prince Eddy died.
    He agreed to marry Prince Eddy's fiancee, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck.
    He served a crucial role as a mediator during a major constitutional crisis in 1910.
    He visited British troops during World War I.
    During one of these visits, he suffered a broken pelvis when a horse fell on him; as a result, he was in constant pain for the rest of his life.

Credit: The Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 77 Votes: 49.35% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 301 Votes: 46.18% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 65 Votes: 43.08% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 74 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 70 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 82 Votes: 57.32% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 62.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 175 Votes: 69.71% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 269 Votes: 64.68% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 80 Votes: 45.00% Annoying