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Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha St James's Palace 10 February 1840 9 children until 14 December 1861 22 January 1901 Osborne House Aged 81 Granddaughter of George III House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Edward VII [11] Albert Edward 22 January 1901 [l] — 6 May 1910
Edmund Tudor's son became king as Henry VII after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, winning the Wars of the Roses. King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York , daughter of Edward IV, thereby uniting the Lancastrian and York lineages.
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.
Edward VI left a Device for the Succession, in an attempt to remove the peculiarity of his sisters' illegitimacy and rights of succession. The validity of the device was challenged after his death. In Edward's Device, Henry VIII's two illegitimate (by the Third Succession Act) daughters were excluded:
After a 63-year reign, often known as the Victorian era, she was succeeded in 1901 by her eldest son Edward VII. On his death in 1910, his second son acceded to the throne as George V (Edward's first son Prince Albert Victor died during an influenza pandemic in 1892). Edward VIII became King on the death of his father, George V, in January 1936 ...
Edward VIII. Reign: January 20, 1936 – December 11, 1936 (Abdicated after 326 days) Edward VIII is most well-known for giving up the crown to follow his heart. He wanted to join the Royal Navy ...
This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the British monarch to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present), should the incumbent monarch die or abdicate.
Became king Richard, Earl of Cornwall: Heir presumptive Brother 28 October 1216 Brother became king 17 June 1239 Son born to king Henry III: Edward "Longshanks", Lord of Chester: Heir apparent Son 17 June 1239 Born 20 November 1272 Became king Henry: Heir apparent Son 20 November 1272 Father became king 14 October 1274 Died Edward I: Alphonso ...