George II (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was Emperor of Oceania from 11 December 1936 until his death. As the second son of George I, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward. He served in the Royal Navy during the Pacific War, and after the war took on the usual round of public engagements. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had a daughter, Elizabeth (who succeeded him as Empress Elizabeth I).