Reign 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 Coronation 9 August 1902 Predecessor Victoria Successor George V




A lengthy wait to inherit did not provide Edward with the ideal apprenticeship for a modern monarch, and he acquired a reputation as a playboy prince with a taste for attractive actresses, gambling, horse-racing and shooting rather than State papers.


* Edward  VII died from heart attack aged 69.  Not long before, he'd enjoyed one of his trademark cigars