Biography of Edward VII (Canada)

	Edward VII b. 9 Nov 1841, London d. 6 May 1910, London
Title:	By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India = Par la grâce de Dieu, Roi du Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, Défenseur de la Foi, Empereur des Indes
Term:	22 Jan 1901 - 4 Nov 1901
Chronology:	22 Jan 1901, succeeded his mother, Victoria
Term:	By the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India = Par la grâce de Dieu, Roi du Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande et des possessions britanniques au delà des mers, Défenseur de la Foi, Empereur des Indes
Title:	4 Nov 1901 - 6 May 1910
	4 Nov 1901, royal style changed according to the Order in Council Approving Proclamation making an Addition to the Style and Titles Appertaining to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom and its Dependencies
	9 Aug 1902, crowned, Westminster Abbey
	6 May 1910, died
Names/titles:	Private name: Albert Edward; Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Great Steward of Scotland [from 9 Nov 1841]; Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester [from 8 Dec 1841]; Earl of Dublin [from 17 Jan 1850]

Biography:
The eldest son of the Prince Consort Albert and Queen Victoria, Albert Edward studied at the universities of Edinburgh, Oxford, and Cambridge. He succeeded to the throne as Edward VII in 1901 after holding the title of Prince of Wales for fifty-nine years. Edward visited several European capitals in 1901-1904 and helped create the political environment, in which the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain (1904), and a pact between Russia and Britain (1907) became possible. Edward was the first British sovereign, who formally recognized the existence of the office of Prime Minister by issuing a Royal Warrant (10 Dec 1905) establishing the order of precedence in England. He also played an active role in encouraging military and naval reforms, pressing for the reform of the Army Medical Service and the modernization of the British fleet. The rejection of "People's Budget" by the House of Lords (January 1910) caused a major constitutional crisis in Britain, but Edward VII died before it was resolved. [1]

[1]	Handbook of British Chronology (1986)
	Image: photograph by Rotary Photos, 1902.

Last update: 29 Nov 2023

Edward VII