    prince john of the united kingdom (john charles francis; 12 july 1905 â 18 january 1919) was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of king george v and his wife, queen mary. at the time of john's birth, his father was the prince of wales and heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the united kingdom, edward vii. in 1910, george succeeded to the throne upon edward's death and john became fifth in the line of succession. in 1909, john was discovered to be afflicted by epilepsy and was also believed to have some form of intellectual disability, possibly autism. as his condition deteriorated, he was sent to live at sandringham house and was kept away from the public eye. there, he was cared for by his governess, "lala" bill and befriended local children whom his mother had gathered to be his playmates. prince john died at sandringham in 1919, following a severe seizure, and was buried at nearby st mary magdalene church. his illness was released to the wider public only after his death. prince john's seclusion has subsequently been brought forward as evidence for the inhumanity of the royal family. however, records show that the prince was in some ways given favourable treatment by his parents, in comparison to his siblings, and his mother had love and concern for him. ==biography== thumb|left|the princess of wales with her four youngest children, c. 1905 ===birth=== prince john was born at york cottage (on the sandringham estate) on 12 july 1905, at 3:05 a.m.{{london gazette|issue=27816|startpage=4887|d
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