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  1. May 6, 2024 · On March 10, 1863, the prince of Wales married Alexandra, eldest daughter of Prince Christian (later King Christian IX) of Denmark. Five children of this union survived to maturity (George, duke of York, subsequently King George V, was the second son; the eldest, Prince Albert Victor, died of pneumonia in 1892).

  2. Oct 22, 2018 · The Prince and Princess of Wales, Bertie and Alix, as they were known, went on to have six children, five surviving to adulthood. The nine children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married into many European royal households and subsequently, King Edward VII was known as the uncle of Europe.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edward_VIIEdward VII - Wikipedia

    He married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, and the couple had six children. As Prince of Wales, Edward travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties and represented Britain on visits abroad.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edward_VIIIEdward VIII - Wikipedia

    Edward was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king.

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Personal Life and Children. On March 10, 1863, Prince Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The marriage, arranged by Edward's parents, produced six children, five of whom lived to...

  6. Jun 28, 2017 · The couple went on to have five children : Prince Albert Victor, Prince George (later George V), Princess Louise, Princess Victoria and Princess Maud. During his mother's reign, he undertook public duties (including working on Royal Commissions in the field of social issues), but he was excluded by his mother from acting as her deputy until 1898.

  7. www.historic-uk.com › HistoryUK › HistoryofBritainKing Edward VII - Historic UK

    May 24, 2021 · The marriage itself produced six children. Their eldest, Prince Albert Victor was mentally handicapped and died early at the age of twenty-eight. Their younger son, George then became heir to the throne.

  8. www.bbc.co.uk › history › historic_figuresBBC - History - Edward VII

    In 1863, he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark and they had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Edward also had a series of long-term mistresses, including the actress Lily...

  9. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra had six children. Of the five who reached maturity, only one, the future King George V, has received much attention from biographers. The eldest son, Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, a backward youth and a subject of scandal, died before he was thirty.

  10. Children: Three sons including George V, and three daughters. Died: May 6, 1910 at Buckingham Palace, aged 68 years, 5 months, and 24 days. Buried at: Windsor. Reigned for: 9 years, 3 months, 12 days. Succeeded by: his son George V. He was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and known to his family as ‘Bertie’.