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Historical photo and Guests of state funeral of Edward VII

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02.05.1910

Historical photo

May 20, 1910. Nine European kings gather for the first and only time for a group photo at the funeral of King Edward VII in London.

The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII, photographed on 20 May 1910. Standing, from left to right: 

  • Haakon VII of Norway, 
  • Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, 
  • Manuel II of Portugal, 
  • Wilhelm II of Germany, 
  • George I of Greece 
  • Albert I of Belgium.

Seated, from left to right: 

  • Alfonso XIII of Spain, 
  • George V of the United Kingdom,
  • Frederick VIII of Denmark.

Guests

The guest list was reported in The London Gazette.

British royal family

  • Queen Alexandra, the late King's widow
    • The King and Queen, the late King's son and daughter-in-law
      • The Duke of Cornwall, the late King's grandson
      • The Prince Albert, the late King's grandson
      • The Princess Mary, the late King's granddaughter
      • The Prince Henry, the late King's grandson
    • The Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife, the late King's daughter and son-in-law
      • Princess Alexandra, the late King's granddaughter
      • Princess Maud, the late King's granddaughter
    • The Princess Victoria, the late King's daughter
    • Norway The Queen and King of Norway, the late King's daughter and son-in-law (also nephew)
  • Princess and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the late King's sister and brother-in-law
    • Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, the late King's nephew
    • Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, the late King's niece
    • Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, the late King's niece
  • The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and the Duke of Argyll, the late King's sister and brother-in-law
  • The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, the late King's brother and sister-in-law
    • Prince Arthur of Connaught, the late King's nephew
    • Princess Patricia of Connaught, the late King's niece
  • The Duchess of Albany, the late King's sister-in-law
    • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duke and Duchess of Albany), the late King's nephew and niece-in-law (also half-first cousin twice removed)
  • Princess Henry of Battenberg, the late King's sister
    • Prince Alexander of Battenberg, the late King's nephew
    • Prince Maurice of Battenberg, the late King's nephew
  • Princess and Prince Louis of Battenberg, the late King's niece and nephew-in-law
    • Princess Louise of Battenberg, the late King's great-niece
    • Prince George of Battenberg, the late King's great-nephew
  • Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, widow of the late King's half-first cousin
    • Countess Feodora Gleichen, the late King's half-first cousin once removed
    • Count Edward Gleichen, the late King's half-first cousin once removed
  • The Duke and Duchess of Teck, the late King's second cousin and his wife
  • Prince Francis of Teck, the late King's second cousin
  • Prince Alexander of Teck, the late King's second cousin (also nephew-in-law)

Foreign royalty

  • German Empire The German Emperor, the late King's nephew
  • Kingdom of Prussia Prince Henry of Prussia, the late King's nephew
  • Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, the late King's nephew
  • Spain The King of Spain, the late King's nephew-in-law
  • Kingdom of Romania The Crown Prince of Romania, the late King's nephew-in-law (representing the King of the Romanians)
  • Denmark The King of Denmark, the late King's brother-in-law
  • Sweden The Duke of Västergötland, the late King's nephew-in-law (representing the King of Sweden)
  • Kingdom of Greece The King of the Hellenes, the late King's brother-in-law
    • Kingdom of Greece The Duke of Sparta, the late King's nephew
    • Kingdom of Greece Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, the late King's nephew and great-niece
    • Kingdom of Greece Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, the late King's nephew
  • Russian Empire Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, the late King's sister-in-law
    • Russian Empire Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, the late King's nephew (representing the Russian Emperor)
  • Prince George William of Hanover and Cumberland, the late King's nephew
  • Grand Duchy of Baden Prince Maximilian of Baden, the late King's nephew-in-law (representing the Grand Duke of Baden)
  • Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) The Tsar of the Bulgarians, the late King's second cousin
  • Belgium The King of the Belgians, the late King's second cousin
  • Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the late King's second cousin
    • Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the late King's second cousin once removed
  • Montenegro The Crown Prince of Montenegro, husband of the late King's second cousin once removed (representing the Prince of Montenegro)
  • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the late King's second cousin
    • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the late King's second cousin once removed
  • The Count of Eu, the late King's second cousin
    • The Prince Imperial of Brazil, the late King's second cousin once removed
  • The Duke of Alençon, the late King's second cousin
    • The Duke of Vendôme, the late King's second cousin once removed
  • Kingdom of Saxony Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, the late King's second cousin once removed (representing the King of Saxony)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, the late King's second cousin once removed (representing the King of Württemberg)[19]
  • Kingdom of Portugal The King of Portugal, the late King's second cousin twice removed
  •  The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, brother of the late King's sister-in-law
  •  Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont, half-brother of the late King's sister-in-law
  • Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (representing the Emperor of Austria)
  • Ottoman Empire The Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire (representing the Ottoman Sultan)
  • Kingdom of Italy The Duke of Aosta (representing the King of Italy)
  • Empire of Japan Prince Fushimi Sadanaru (representing the Emperor of Japan)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (representing the Prince Regent of Bavaria)
  • Kingdom of Serbia The Crown Prince of Serbia (representing the King of Serbia)
  • Netherlands Prince Henry of the Netherlands (representing the Queen of the Netherlands)
  • Khedivate of Egypt Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt (representing the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan)
  • Thailand Prince Bovaradej of Siam (representing the King of Siam)
  • Qing dynasty Prince Zaitao of China (representing the Emperor of China)
  • Russian Empire Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
  • The Duke of Penthièvre
  • The Landgrave of Hesse
  • The Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Other dignitaries

  • United States Former President Theodore Roosevelt, representing the United States
  • French Third Republic Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Pichon, representing the French Republic
  • Qajar Iran Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, representing Persia
  • Sir George Reid, High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom and former Prime Minister of Australia
  • William Hall-Jones, High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom and former Prime Minister of New Zealand

British nobility

  • The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal
  • The Duke of Beaufort
  • The Duke of Bedford
  • The Duke of Montrose
  • The Duke of Northumberland
  • The Duke of Richmond and Gordon
  • The Duchess of Buccleuch
  • The Marquess of Cholmondeley
  • The Marquess of Ripon
  • The Marquess of Breadalbane
  • The Marquess of Hertford
  • The Marquess of Londonderry
  • The Marquess of Salisbury
  • The Earl of Granard
  • The Earl Beauchamp
  • The Earl of Dundonald
  • The Earl Granville
  • The Earl of Liverpool
  • The Earl Howe
  • The Earl of Gosford
  • The Earl of Shaftesbury
  • The Earl Roberts
  • The Earl of Albemarle
  • The Earl of Harrington
  • The Earl of Stradbroke
  • The Earl Fortescue
  • The Earl of Scarbrough
  • The Earl of Kilmorey
  • The Earl Brownlow
  • The Earl of Harewood
  • The Earl of Clarendon
  • The Earl of Haddington
  • The Earl of Kintore
  • The Earl of Leicester
  • The Earl Cawdor
  • The Earl of Rosebery
  • The Earl of Denbigh
  • The Viscount Althorp
  • The Viscount Esher
  • The Viscount Kitchener
  • The Viscount Galway
  • The Viscount Churchill
  • The Lord Grenfell
  • The Lord Acton
  • The Lord Suffield
  • The Lord Farquhar
  • The Lord Colebrooke
  • The Lord Herschell
  • The Lord Allendale
  • The Lord Denman
  • The Lord Knollys
  • The Lord Wenlock
  • The Lord Lovat
  • The Lord Harris
  • The Lord Belper
  • The Lord Fisher
  • The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal
  • The Lord Hamilton of Dalzell
  • The Lord Tweedmouth
  • Lord Marcus Beresford
  • Lord Charles Fitzmaurice
  • Lord Walter Kerr
  • Lord Algernon Percy
  • The Hon. Seymour Fortescue, Groom of the Bedchamber in Waiting to George V
  • The Hon. Henry Legge, Equerry to the King
  • The Hon. Edmund Fremantle, honourary Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
  • The Hon. Arthur Walsh, Master of the Ceremonies
  • The Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, Commander-in-Chief, China
  • The Hon. Derek Keppel, equerry to Edward VII (later Master of the Household to George V)
  • The Hon. Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Crown Equerry and Secretary to the Master of the Horse
  • The Hon. Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth

Related events

NameDateLanguages
1Edward VII became the first ever British monarch to visit Russian EmpireEdward VII became the first ever British monarch to visit Russian Empire09.06.1908en, lv
2King of the United Kingdom Edward VII was crowned in Westminster AbbeyKing of the United Kingdom Edward VII was crowned in Westminster Abbey09.08.1902en

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    Persons

    Name Born / Since / At Died Languages
    1Alfonso XIIIAlfonso XIII17.05.188628.02.1941lv, ru
    2Mikhail Aleksandrovich RomanovMikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov04.12.187813.06.1918de, en, fr, lt, pl, ru
    3Haakon VIIHaakon VII03.08.187221.09.1967en, lv, ru
    4Ferdinand IFerdinand I24.08.186520.07.1927en, ru
    5George  VGeorge V03.06.186520.01.1936en, lv, ru
    6Wilhelm  IIWilhelm II27.01.185904.06.1941en, lv, ru
    7Edvards VIIEdvards VII09.11.184106.05.1910lv, pl, ru
    8Maria FeodorovnaMaria Feodorovna14.10.175924.10.1828de, en, fr, pl, ru
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