- Was the uncle of both Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. Alexandra was the daughter of his sister, Alice, and Nicholas was the son of his wife's sister.
- King of Great Britain (1901-1910).
- Son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
- One of his many mistresses was American heiress Jeannie Jerome, the future mother of Winston Churchill. It was Edward who introduced her to her future husband, Lord Randolph Churchill.
- Prior to her death, Queen Victoria had wanted him to use the name King Albert Edward I as his regnal name. Although he promised her that he would do so, he eventually chose to use the name Edward VII.
- Believing that he was not capable of being King, his mother Queen Victoria did not allow him to sit in on meetings of state until he was 50 years of age.
- A heavy smoker, King Edward VII had long suffered from emphysema and increasingly severe bouts of bronchitis at the time of his death from a series of heart attacks aged 68.
- He delayed his state visit to Russia in 1906 until 1908 due to concerns over what was happening under Tsar Nicholas II's rule.
- His Coronation had originally been intended for 26 June 1902, but had to be delayed until 9 August when the King underwent life-saving surgery for appendicitis.
- As King, Edward VII was enormously popular and proved to be far more successful in the role than anyone had predicted.
- Children: Prince Albert Victor, King George V, Princess Louise, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Dronning Maud, and Alexander John Charles Albert (1871-1871).
- Went to Russia for an extended visit after the death of his brother in law Tsar Alexander III. He was one of the pallbearers and helped his nephew Nicholas who did not feel that he was ready to rule.
- Uncle of Princess Alice.
- Son-in-law of Christian IX. Brother-in-law of King George of Greece, King Frederik VIII, Prins Valdemar, Czarina Maria Fyodorovna, and Prinsesse Thyra.
- Great-grandfather of King Harald V, King Harald V, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, and Edward Windsor.
- Correctly predicted that his son, George V, would succeed him, but George's eldest son would not succeed him. Indeed, Edward VIII abdicated before he was crowned.
- Grandfather of King Olav V, Duke of Windsor, Duke of Kent, Duke of Gloucester, Princess Alexandra, and King George VI.
- He spoke both French and German fluently.
- Considered abdicating in the winter of 1909 due to ill health and the stress of the Irish Home Rule movement.
- 3rd great-grandfather of Prince William of Wales, Prince Harry, Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie.
- 4th great-grandfather of Prince George of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
- 2nd great-grandfather of King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, David Armstrong-Jones, Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Kronprins Haakon, and Prinsesse Märtha Louise.
- He was heir apparent to the British throne from birth until his ascension at age 59, the longest time spent as heir apparent until King Charles III surpassed him in 2011 and ascended himself in 2022 after a 70 year wait.
- He smoked twenty cigarettes and twelve cigars per day.
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