Edward VII
On the day of Edward VII's death, 6 May 1910, the line of succession to the British throne was as follows:
- Prince George, Prince of Wales (b. 1865), son of the king
- Prince Edward of Wales (b. 1894), eldest son of the Prince of Wales
- Prince Albert of Wales (b. 1895), second son of the Prince of Wales
- Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1900), third son of the Prince of Wales
- Prince George of Wales (b. 1902), fourth son of the Prince of Wales
- Prince John of Wales (b. 1905), fifth son of the Prince of Wales
- Princess Mary of Wales (b. 1897), daughter of the Prince of Wales
- Princess Louise, Princess Royal (b. 1867), eldest daughter of the king
- Princess Alexandra of Fife (b. 1891), elder daughter of Princess Louise
- Princess Maud of Fife (b. 1893), younger daughter of Princess Louise
The throne passed to the first person in line, who became George V.
Read more about this topic: History Of The British Line Of Succession
Famous quotes containing the words edward and/or vii:
“To tell you the truth, I’m relieved that the Van Ripers are not coming. He’s telling the same jokes he told twenty years ago and she dyes her hair. I think it’s a shrimp pink now.”
—Adele Comandini, and Edward Sutherland. Michael O’Brien (Charles Winninger)
“I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all.”
—Edward VII (1841–1910)