Full name:  Edward VII Born:  9th November 1841 Place of Birth:  Buckingham Palace, London Ascended to the throne:  22nd January 1901, aged 59 years Crowned:  9th August 1902, at Westminster Abbey Reign:  9 years Died:  6th May 1910, Buckingham Palace, London

Edward was born on 9 November 1841, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

He was groomed to become king from an early age.

He was given the best education, and his parents had extremely high hopes for him. Edward did not meet many of his parents' expectations. He was well known for his social activities, and caused scandal regularly.

Prince Albert visited Wales to talk to Edward after a public liaison with an actress. Unfortunately, he died two weeks later, and Victoria partially blamed Edward.

Victoria limited Edward's political duties, she only let him perform public duties. He was only allowed to act as her deputy from 1898.

When Victoria died in 1901, Edward succeeded to the throne as Edward VII at the age of 59. He was heir for the longest period in British history.

The Edwardian age was an important time for England, when society grew and changed. Edward reinstated the importance of the monarchy after his mother's withdrawal from society and the public.

He only reigned for 9 years, and died May 6, 1910.