HM King Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Date & place of birth November 9, 1841 Buckingham Palace, London
Born as HRH Prince Albert Edward, Duke of Cornwall
Names Albert Edward

Father Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince consort)
Mother Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom





Royal house Saxe Coburg and Gotha
Heir apprent Prince of Wales December 8, 1841-January 22,1901
Reign January 20, 1901-May 6, 1910
Crowned August 9, 1902 Westminster Abbey, London
Tenure 7 years 270 days
Predecessor Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (mother)
Successor King George V of the United Kingdom (son)





Siblings (8)
Second of nine children (three brothers, five sisters)
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (German Empress, Queen consort of Prussia)
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine)
Prince Albert, Duke of Edinburg (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
Princess Louise of the United Kingdom (Duchess of Argyll)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (Princess Henry of Battenberg)





Married March 10, 1863 St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse Princess Alexandra of Denmark





Issue (6)
(3 sons, 3 daughters)
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
Prince George, Duke of York (King George V of the United Kingdom)
Princess Louise, Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife)
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Princess Maud of the United Kingdom (Queen Maud of Norway)
Prince Alexander John of the United Kingdom





Grandchildren (9)
(6 grandsons, 3 granddaugters)
Princess Alexandra of Fife
Princess Maud of Fife
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI of the United Kingdom)
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince Alexander of Denmark (King Olav V of Norway)
Prince Henry of the United Kingdom





Died May 6, 1910 Buckingham Palace, London (age 68)
Place of burial St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor




Titles
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Cornwall
HRH Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Chester
HM King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India





Paternal grandparents
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Francis of Saxe-Gotha-Saalfeld
Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf
Duke Emil of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg
Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland*





Maternal grandparents
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Maternal great-grandparents
King George III of the United Kingdom
Duchess Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom)
Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf