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Edward 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 in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe.
The Prince of Wales became King Edward VII and Emperor of India at the death of his mother Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901. Edward and Alexandra's son, King George V, (reigned 1910–1936) was the father of Kings Edward VIII (reigned 1936) and George VI (1936–1952), and thereby the paternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II (reigned 1952 ...
Christian IX in 1898 with his and Queen Victoria's mutual great-grandson Prince Edward of York, later Edward VIII [a]. Victoria arranged the marriage of her eldest son and heir, the future King Edward VII, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the daughter of Christian IX, which took place on 10 March 1863.
On September 8, 2022, the Queen passed away, placing her son, King Charles III on the throne. ... Directly descended from Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth is Victoria's great-great granddaughter.
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom: 10. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn: 5. Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom: 11. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: 1. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale: 12. Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg: 6. Christian IX, King of Denmark: 13.
On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Albert Edward became King-Emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress. She became queen mother on Edward VII's death in 1910, at which point their son George V acceded to the throne. Alexandra died aged 80 in 1925.
Queen Victoria's sons Edward VII, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn were not haemophiliacs; however, her daughters Alice and Beatrice were confirmed carriers of the gene, and Victoria's son Leopold had haemophilia, making his daughter Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone a carrier as well.
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...