Prince John of the United Kingdom

1905–1919 (age 14)

Biography

Prince John of the United Kingdom was the youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary. Born in 1905, he lived a brief life marked by the privileges and constraints of royal birth during a transformative period in British history.

The young prince's early death in 1919 was mourned by the nation. He was laid to rest at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, the royal residence in Norfolk, where he remains part of the royal family's history.