Birth of Edward VII9 November 1841
Birth of Edward VII, 2nd child & eldest son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
Historical person
Edward VII Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edward VII, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
21 records1841–191020 events3 places
Chronological biography
1841
Investiture4 December 1841
Invested as the Prince of Wales
1860
1st tour of the USA undertaken by a British Prince1860
1st tour of the USA undertaken by a British Prince
1863
Marriage10 March 1863
Marries Alexandra, eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
1865
Birth of George V1865
Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark
1894
Tower Bridge30 June 1894
Oficially opens Tower Bridge
1901
Field-Marshal27 January 1901
Appoints his cousin Kaiser Wihelm II of Germany as a Field-Marshal in the British Army
1902
Appendix24 June 1902
Has an appendix operation 2 days before his planned coronation
Order of Merit26 June 1902
The Order of Merit is instituted by Edward VII
Coronation9 August 1902
Delayed by six weeks due to appendicitis
1903
Succession22 January 1903
Succeeds as King of Great Britain. Proclaimed Emperor of India
Visit to Paris1 May 1903
1st day of a good will visit to Paris
1904
Contributes to the Entente Cordiale with France1904
Contributes to the Entente Cordiale with France
Discovery of Cullinan Diamond25 January 1904
Worlds largest diamond discovered in the Prime Minister diamond mine in South Africa
1907
Anglon Agreement1907
Contributes to the Anglon Agreement
Cullinan Diamond1907
Botha presents the Cullinan diamond to Edward VII
1910
Constitution of Great Britain1910
Says Lloyd George's speeches are "calculated to set class against class"
Constitution of Great Britain6 May 1910
Death of Edward VII, during the constitutional crisis facing the House of Lords
Death of Edward VII6 May 1910
Death of Edward VII, during the constitutional crisis facing the House of Lords
Funeral of Edward VII20 May 1910
Edward VII receives a state funeral at Windsor.
Royal Funeral20 May 1910
European monarchs and dignitaries attend the royal funeral.
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.