Edward VII
1841–1910
Victoria's eldest son and successor
Victoria and Albert's son
Facts
- Born:
- 9 November 1841
- Died:
- 6 May 1910 (aged 68)
- At Albert's death (1861): aged 20
- At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 45
- At Victoria's death (1901): aged 59
Family
Parents
Wife
Siblings
- Princess Victoria ("Vicky") 1840–1901
- Princess Alice 1843–1878
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1844–1900
- Princess Helena 1846–1923
- Princess Louise 1848–1939
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1850–1942
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany 1853–1884
- Princess Beatrice 1857–1944
Children
Life in the Almanack
- 9 November 1841 Birth of Albert Edward ("Bertie"), the future Edward VII
- 10 March 1863 Bertie, Prince of Wales, marries Princess Alexandra of Denmark at Windsor aged 21
- 4 April 1900 In Brussels, 15-year-old Jean-Baptiste Sipido fires at the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII – and misses aged 58
- 22 January 1901 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, succeeds to the throne as Edward VII aged 59
- 9 August 1902 Coronation of Edward VII aged 60
- 10 February 1906 Edward VII launches HMS Dreadnought aged 64
- 6 May 1910 Death of Edward VII aged 68
- 6 May 1910 George V succeeds on the death of his father, Edward VII aged 68
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