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

Trivia about edward vii

  • On Jan. 22, 1901 the Prince of Wales succeeded to the English throne as this king
  • Queen Alexandra, consort of this turn of the cen. British king, was the daughter of Denmark’s Christian IX
  • The homburg was popularized in the 1890s by the Prince of Wales who later became this king
  • He succeeded his mother on the British throne in 1901 when he was almost 60
  • He succeeded his mother & was succeeded in 1910 by his son George V
  • Camilla's great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was a mistress of this early 20th century king, seen here
  • Arthur became a Sir in 1902 when he was knighted during the reign of this British ruler
  • His nickname was "Bertie", but he used this name & number when he became king of England in 1901
  • In 1883 Queen Victoria knighted Arthur Sullivan; 24 years later, this son of hers knighted William S. Gilbert
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway.) King Harald V lives here, in Norway's Royal Palace. He and his second cousin, England's Queen Elizabeth, are both great-grandchildren of this British king, who ruled from 1901 to 1910.

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