Edward VII

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Emperor of India King of the United Kingdom human monarch

Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 to 1910, known for modernizing the monarchy and playing a key diplomatic role in early 20th-century Europe.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
King Edward VII	20
Albert Edward	1
Edward VII of the United Kingdom	1
King Edward VII: A Biography	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Emperor of India ⓘ King of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
birthDate	1841-11-09 ⓘ
birthPlace	Buckingham Palace ⓘ surface form: Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
burialPlace	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ⓘ surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
causeOfDeath	heart disease ⓘ pneumonia ⓘ
child	George V ⓘ Louise, Princess Royal ⓘ Maud of Wales ⓘ Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale ⓘ Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom ⓘ
coronationDate	1902-08-09 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate	1910-05-06 ⓘ
deathPlace	Buckingham Palace ⓘ surface form: Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
eraNamedAfter	Edwardian era ⓘ
father	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
fullName	Edward VII self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Albert Edward
heirApparentTo	British throne ⓘ
house	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
knownFor	diplomatic role in early 20th-century Europe ⓘ modernizing the British monarchy ⓘ promoting the Entente Cordiale with France ⓘ social and cultural influence during the Edwardian era ⓘ
laterHouseName	House of Windsor ⓘ
monarchOf	British Dominions ⓘ India ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
mother	Queen Victoria ⓘ
notableRelative	Alexandra of Denmark ⓘ surface form: Christian IX of Denmark Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ surface form: Nicholas II of Russia Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ
positionHeld	Emperor of India ⓘ British monarch ⓘ surface form: King of the British Dominions British monarch ⓘ surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
predecessor	Queen Victoria ⓘ
regnalName	Edward VII self-link ⓘ
reignEnd	1910-05-06 ⓘ
reignStart	1901-01-22 ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
spouse	Alexandra of Denmark ⓘ
style	His Majesty ⓘ
successor	George V ⓘ
title	Duke of Cornwall ⓘ Duke of Rothesay ⓘ Duke of Saxony ⓘ Earl of Chester ⓘ Prince of Wales ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → associatedWithMonarch → Edward VII ⓘ

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → child → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Admiralty Arch → commissionedBy → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Victoria Memorial → commissionedBy → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Coronation of Edward VII → coronationOathAdministeredTo → Edward VII ⓘ

George V → father → Edward VII ⓘ

Louise, Princess Royal → father → Edward VII ⓘ

Maud of Wales → father → Edward VII ⓘ

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale → father → Edward VII ⓘ

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom → father → Edward VII ⓘ

Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → fatherInLaw → Edward VII ⓘ

Order of Merit → foundedBy → Edward VII ⓘ

University of Leeds → foundedByCharterFrom → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Imperial College London → founder → Edward VII ⓘ

Royal College of Music → founder → Edward VII ⓘ

Edward VII → fullName → Edward VII self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Albert Edward

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood → grandfather → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Mary → grandfather → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Prince John of the United Kingdom → grandfather → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Coat of arms of New South Wales → grantedBy → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia → grantedBy → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Royal St George’s Golf Club → grantedRoyalStatusBy → Edward VII ⓘ

James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife → greatGrandfather → Edward VII ⓘ

British royal family → hasFormerHead → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Coronation of Edward VII → hasMonarchCrowned → Edward VII ⓘ

Christ Church, Oxford → hasNotableAlumnus → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

House of Wettin → hasNotableMember → Edward VII ⓘ

Sidney Lee → hasWrittenBiographyOf → Edward VII ⓘ

Duke of Lancaster → heldBy → Edward VII ⓘ

Duke of Rothesay → heldBy → Edward VII ⓘ

David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife → isDescendantOf → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Duke of Fife → linkedTo → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Edwardian era → monarch → Edward VII ⓘ

Liberal Government (1905–1915) → monarch → Edward VII ⓘ

1902 Education Act → monarchAtEnactment → Edward VII ⓘ

Delhi Durbar → monarchCelebrated → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: Delhi Durbar of 1903

Summer Olympics 1908 → monarchDuringGames → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: 1908 Summer Olympics

Prince John of the United Kingdom → monarchDuringLifetime → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Alexandra of Denmark → monarchDuringReignAsQueenConsort → Edward VII ⓘ

Herbert Henry Asquith → monarchDuringTerm → Edward VII ⓘ

Arthur Balfour → monarchDuringTermAsPrimeMinister → Edward VII ⓘ

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England → monarchGrantingRoyalPrefix → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells

Coronation of Edward VII → monarchRegnalNumber → Edward VII ⓘ

Lord Selborne → monarchServed → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

Edwardian architecture → namedAfter → Edward VII ⓘ

Edwardian era → namedAfter → Edward VII ⓘ

King Edward Point → namedAfter → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

King Edward VII’s Hospital, London, England → namedAfter → Edward VII ⓘ

subject surface form: King Edward VII’s Hospital

this entity surface form: King Edward VII

Edward → notableBearer → Edward VII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Prince of Wales → notableHistoricalHolder → Edward VII ⓘ