Edward VII

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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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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

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Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany sibling 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
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
Victoria Memorial commissionedBy Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
Sidney Lee hasWrittenBiographyOf Edward VII
King Edward Point namedAfter Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
House of Wettin hasNotableMember Edward VII
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha notableRelative Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
The Mall redesignedUnder Edward VII
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Thyra of Denmark notableRelative Edward VII
Kings Park namedAfter Edward VII
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Olav V of Norway grandfather Edward VII
Victoria R. successorSignatureOf Edward VII
Queen Maud of Norway father Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
Duke of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg monarchConnection Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Victoria, Princess Royal sibling Edward VII
Marchioness of Macduff associatedWith Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island grantedBy Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
John French monarchDuringService Edward VII
Albert Victor Christian Edward father Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII
Colony of Natal monarch Edward VII
Princess Maud of Wales father Edward VII
this entity surface form: King Edward VII