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Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Coronation portrait
Issue
NameEdward VII
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (more...)
Reign22 January 1901 � 6 May 1910
Coronation9 August 1902
PredecessorVictoria
SuccessorGeorge V
RegentSee list
Coronation1 January 1903
SpouseAlexandra of Denmark
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
George V
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife
Princess Victoria
Maud, Queen of Norway
Prince Alexander John of Wales
Full nameAlbert Edward
HouseHouse of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
FatherPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherQueen Victoria
Date of burial20 May 1910
Place of burialSt. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

NameEdward VII of the United Kingdom
DipstyleHis Majesty
OffstyleYour Majesty
AltstyleSir

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Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 � 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor by his son, George V.

Before his accession to the throne, Edward held the title of Prince of Wales and was heir apparent to the throne for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long widowhood of his mother, Queen Victoria, he was largely excluded from political power and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite.

The Edwardian era, which covered Edward's reign and was named after him, coincided with the start of a new century and heralded significant changes in technology and society, including powered flight and the rise of socialism. Edward played a role in the modernisation of the British Home Fleet, the reform of the Army Medical Services, and the reorganisation of the British army after the Second Boer War. He fostered good relations between the UK and other European countries, especially France, for which he was popularly called "Peacemaker", but his relationship with his nephew, Wilhelm II of Germany, was poor. Edward presciently suspected that Wilhelm would precipitate a war, and four years after Edward's death, World War I brought an end to the Edwardian way of life.


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