- Born
- Died
- Birth namePrince Albert Edward Wettin of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Nicknames
- Bertie
- The Peacemaker
- The Uncle of Europe
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Prince Albert Edward Wettin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born on November 9, 1841 to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Great Britain. He was the second child and first son which meant that he would become King after his mother died. As he grew up he was compared unfavorably to his father and then his very bright older sister, Vicky. His childhood was unsubstantial. He went to school and periodically went on vacation to Osborne House, or Balmoral. When he was about 20 years old he was sent to Scotland to undergo a sort of boot camp for the army. While he was there he had his first taste of sex when his friends put Nelly Clifton in his bed. He was very discreet about the affair but his father's friends found out about it and told him. Prince Albert, who was sick, made the journey to Oxford where Bertie, as he was called, was at University. Albert told his son that he should forget about it because the consequences for that type of lifestyle would be too great. Albert returned to London and shortly afterward died. Victoria blamed Bertie for the rest of her life. It was also around this time that Bertie got married. His choice of a wife was very important because she would someday be the Queen. He met Alexandra, a Danish Princess, on what was essentially a blind date. Queen Victoria knew that he would not accept anybody that the family would pick out for him so she had Alexandra meet him at a designated site in Germany. On March 10, 1863 they were married and eventually had six children together. Even though he was the Prince of Wales his mother did not involve him in matters of state. Because of this he had no demands on his time and did what he liked. What he liked was drinking, having sex, and having fun with his friends. During the almost 40 years between the time he married and the time he became King, Bertie allegedly fathered several children besides the ones with his wife. In January 1901 his mother died, making him King Edward VII. He only reigned for a short time before many years of drinking and overeating led him to die at the age of 68 in 1910.- IMDb Mini Biography By: CR
- SpouseQueen Alexandra(March 10, 1863 - May 6, 1910) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenPrince Alexander John of Wales
- Parents
- RelativesPrincess Royal Victoria(Sibling)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Sibling)Helena of Schleswig-Holstein(Sibling)Duchess of Argyll Princess Louise(Sibling)Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught(Sibling)Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany(Sibling)Princess Henry of Battenberg(Sibling)Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward(Grandparent)Duchess of Kent and Strathearn(Grandparent)George III(Great Grandparent)Queen Charlotte(Great Grandparent)Kaiser Wilhelm II(Niece or Nephew)Princess Charlotte of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Prince Henry of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Tsarina Alexandra(Niece or Nephew)Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine(Niece or Nephew)Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Niece or Nephew)Queen Marie of Romania(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Niece or Nephew)Princess Margaret of Connaught(Niece or Nephew)Princess Patricia of Connaught(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alice(Niece or Nephew)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Charles Edward(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Alice(Sibling)Victoria Mountbatten(Niece or Nephew)Elizabeth Feodorovna(Niece or Nephew)Princess Irene of Prussia(Niece or Nephew)Ernest Louis(Niece or Nephew)Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine(Niece or Nephew)Queen Elizabeth II(Great Grandchild)Princess Margaret(Great Grandchild)King George VI(Grandchild)Duke of Windsor(Grandchild)Princess Mary(Grandchild)George Earl of Harewood(Great Grandchild)Gerald Lascelles(Great Grandchild)Duke of Gloucester(Grandchild)Duke of Gloucester(Great Grandchild)Duke of Kent(Grandchild)Edward Windsor(Great Grandchild)Princess Alexandra(Great Grandchild)Prince Michael of Kent(Great Grandchild)Prince John(Grandchild)King Olav V(Grandchild)Prinsesse Ragnhild(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Astrid(Great Grandchild)King Harald V(Great Grandchild)Queen Victoria Eugenia(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alexandra(Grandchild)
- 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.
- I don't mind praying to the eternal Father but I must be the only man in the country afflicted with an eternal mother. Referring to his mother Queen Victoria when he was Prince of Wales
- My son will reign, but not my grandson.
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