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[[Image:King EdwardVII.jpg|right|thumb|250px|King Edward VII (1905)]]
[[Image:King EdwardVII.jpg|right|thumb|250px|King Edward VII (1905)]]
'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1841-1910) was King of Great Britain and its dominions and colonies, and Emperor of India, from 1901 to 1910. He succeeded his mother, [[Queen Victoria]], and was succeeded by his second son, [[George V]].
'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1841-1910) was King of [[Great Britain]] and its dominions and colonies, and Emperor of [[India]], from 1901 to 1910. He succeeded his mother, [[Queen Victoria]], and was succeeded by his second son, [[George V]].
As Prince of Wales he was a worry to the Queen and the British establishment. Easily bored, and without a proper job, he fell prey to numerous temptations. He was a gambler (at cards and horses), a glutton and a womaniser; despite having married Princess Alexandra of [[Denmark]] in 1863, he had numerous adulterous affairs, most notoriously with the actress Lily Langtrey, and in 1870 was called as a witness in a divorce trial in which he was implicated.
As [[Prince of Wales]] he was a worry to the Queen and the British establishment. Easily bored, and without a proper job, he fell prey to numerous temptations. He was a gambler (at cards and horses), a glutton and a womaniser; despite having married Princess Alexandra of [[Denmark]] in 1863, he had numerous adulterous affairs, most notoriously with the actress Lily Langtrey, and in 1870 was called as a witness in a divorce trial in which he was implicated.
Despite these bad omens, he was a successful and popular monarch, notably for his efforts to bring about the [[Entente Cordiale]] between France and the United Kingdom in 1904.
Despite these bad omens, he was a successful and popular [[monarch]], notably for his efforts to bring about the [[Entente Cordiale]] between [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]] in 1904.
[[Category:United Kingdom Monarchs]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Monarchs]]
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