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This is probably the only photograph of nine reigning kings gathered in the same room ever taken. They were in London for the funeral of King Edward VII.
Windsor Castle, 1910.
Colorized for The Colour of Time.
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Windsor Castle, 1910.
Colorized for The Colour of Time. Read and see more in the book!
The funeral of King Edward VII was the last time all of the great European monarchs would meet before the First World War.
Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of Greece and King Albert I of Belgium.
Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King-Emperor George V of the United Kingdom and King Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Frederik VIII of Denmark was the father of Haakon VII of Norway, while Wilhelm II of Germany was first cousin of both George V, and Queen Maud of Norway who was wife to Haakon VII of Norway and sister to George V – which made Haakon VII of Norway and George V brothers-in-law.
George V’s and Queen Maud of Norway’s mother was incidentally Alexandra of Denmark, sister to Frederik VIII of Denmark. This means that Frederik VIII of Denmark was also the uncle of George V.
The men's seating plan for a dinner hosted by HM King George V at Buckingham Palace on May 19, 1910, for the world leaders gathered in London for the funeral of the late King Edward VII.
