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Edward VII

1841 - 1910

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Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years. During his mother's reign, he was largely excluded from political influence and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward VII is the 4th most popular nobleman (up from 39th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Nobleman.

Edward VII is most famous for being the first king of the United Kingdom who was born a commoner.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Edward VII ranks 4 out of 1,415. Before him are Henry VIII of England, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Elizabeth II. After him are Lady Jane Grey, Marie Antoinette, Margrethe II of Denmark, Ramesses II, Catherine the Great, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Albert, Prince Consort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Edward VII ranks 1. After him are Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Antonín Dvořák, Gustave Le Bon, Berthe Morisot, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Georges Clemenceau, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Itō Hirobumi, Otto Wagner, Emil Theodor Kocher, and Frédéric Bazille. Among people deceased in 1910, Edward VII ranks 2. Before him is Leo Tolstoy. After him are Mark Twain, Robert Koch, Henry Dunant, Florence Nightingale, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, William James, Henri Rousseau, Nadar, O. Henry, and Giovanni Schiaparelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward VII ranks 15 out of 8,785. Before him are Francis Bacon (1561), Charles I of England (1600), Charlie Chaplin (1889), George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), and Elizabeth II (1926). After him are Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Winston Churchill (1874), and Charles II of England (1630).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Edward VII ranks 4. Before him are Henry VIII of England (1491), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), and Elizabeth II (1926). After him are Lady Jane Grey (1537), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Harold Harefoot (1016), Empress Matilda (1102), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900).

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