George V

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George V

164th Lord of Billopesha
Reign
17th Febuary, 1943 - 22nd June, 1971
Royal House Fourth House of Billopec
Preceded by Henry IX
Succeeded by Richard VI

Born
 
9th January, 1910 (aged 70)
Billopec, Billopesha
Died
 
22nd June, 1971 (aged 61)
Billopec, Billopesha
Spouse Lady Mary Woodrow
Family Son of Henry and Anne Billopec (deceased).
Father to Richard and Alexander Billopec.}}
Profession Engineer, Major
Religion Roman Catholic
Languages English, Latin, Aenbrannec, Belluwreng, French

George V (George Michael Billopec, born 8th January 1910) was a Lord of Billopesha from 1943 until his death in 1971. Born in Billopec, Billopesha, George studied at Elsillim School and Bridge College before joining the army in 1932. He suffered a tragic loss when his mother, Anne Billopec was murdered in 1933. Later that year, he got married to Mary Woodrow. He joined the Royal State Army in 1931.

He was notable for fighting in World War II as a Major where after being involved in the Battle of France, he was captured by the Germans and held in a P.O.W. Camp. In 1941, he was sent over to North Africa where he made a successful escape with his regiment from their prison cell. They made a miraculous escape through enemy territory, first via a German train and then a tank. He got lost in the desert where he suffered sun stoke and had to be taken to a hospital in Tobruk, Libya to be treated. He then saved the life of his friend David Jones who had been injured in the desert by carrying him out of the desert while seriously ill and attacked by a sandstorm. He was awarded the Military Cross with a second award bar and after was promoted to a Colonel. He continued to fight, helping to destroy the Befestigungsklammer, until his father, Lord Henry IX was killed and he became Lord of Billopesha so had to resign from the army.

During his reign, George V had to face the rise of Hontock and the rivalry with Damien V. This included the ‘Hontock Missile Crisis’ and an assassination attempt on him by a Hontockain in 1963 where he was shot in the arm. The assassin was later caught and imprisoned. Then, in 1971, George was diagnosed with pneumonia and died shortly afterwards. His death came as a shock to everyone and he was buried in Sunstone Cathedral in Billopec at a grand funeral. George was seen as one of the better Lords of Billopesha and was greatly missed. He had two sons; Richard Billopec (1937 – ) who succeeded him and Alexander Billopec (1941 – ) who was born while in Libya.

See Also

List of Billopeshian monarchs

Preceded by:

Henry IX

Monarch of Billopesha
1943-1971
Succeeded by:

Richard VI