Edward VII

エドワード7世　/　えどわーど7世

American aristocrat

November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910　・　Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom

aristocrat
art collector
monarch

My Take

I have a real soft spot for Edward VII — the man waited nearly sixty years to wear the crown, spending his entire adult life as Prince of Wales while his mother Queen Victoria kept a famously tight grip on the throne, and yet he never seemed to collapse under the weight of that long, humbling wait. When he finally became king in 1901 at age 59, he was genuinely good at it: charming, cosmopolitan, a lover of horse racing and fine food and European diplomacy in roughly equal measure. He earned the nickname "Peacemaker" for his role in warming Anglo-French relations, and honestly, that diplomatic instinct — relaxed, personal, rooted in genuine enjoyment of people — feels like the most underrated royal skill of his era. Not a warrior king, not a reformer, just a man who loved life and happened to be very good at making powerful people feel at ease.

Overview

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 Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years.

1. Profile

Name (English): Edward VII
Name (Japanese): エドワード7世
Reading: えどわーど7世
Born: November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Ox
Origin: Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: aristocrat / art collector / monarch / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Edinburgh

Awards & achievements

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Black Eagle
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Order of St. Andrew

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%897%E4%B8%96%20(%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E7%8E%8B)