EDWARD VII (Albert Edward, Prince of Wales)
9 Nov 1841
10:48 AM LAT
Liverpool, England
Source:Entry in Queen Victoria's Diary, also "Edward VII, Prince & King" by Giles St. Aubyn, pg 15
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 Placidus/Tropical |
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: |
| Stout (In 1860 his waist was 39", in 1905 it was 47"), 5'7", pale blue eyes, receding chin. |
| PERSONALITY: |
| As a child he had many sudden, frightening rages, bad temper -- a difficult child. Chronic overeater, heavy smoker (12 cigars/20 cigarettes per day). Gregarious, licentious, embarrassingly virile and promiscuous. Indiscrete, immature, moody, irritable, impatient. Partisan, free of bigotry, impressionable, conservative. No intellectual curiosity, seldom read, easily bored, could not bear to be alone. |
| COMMENTS: |
| Teased his sons unmercifully, preferred the company of his seniors. A fashionable clothes horse. Interested in racing, shooting, gambling, and women. He had chronic bronchitis and possibly Porphyria.
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| TIMELINE: |
| Jun 1853 | Measles |
| 10 Mar 1863 | Married Alexandra of Denmark |
| 23 Nov 1871 | Typhoid fever for nearly a month (almost died). |
| 22 Jan 1901 | Ascended to the throne |
| Jun 1902 | Appendix operation |
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| FAMILY
VICTORIA I == Prince Albert
|_____EDWARD VII == Alexandra of Denmark
|_____Albert Victor
|_____GEORGE V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) == Mary of Teck
|_____Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, Princess Royal
|_____Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary
|_____Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria
|_____Alexander John Charles Albert
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