I might be dumb , but what happened to Edward 7th????

Question

Somebody mentioned him in another question relating to Princess Diana's death???

Answer 1

Maybe the guy who mentioned him in connection with Princess Diana meant to say Edward VIII. He succeeded to the throne in January 1936 on the death of his father George V. He was unmarried, but wanted to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had been divorced twice. He could have gone ahead and done it, legally, and nobody could stop him, but the Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Canterbury told him that if he went ahead and did it, the Dominions (Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand) would almost certainly secede from the British Commonwealth. So in December 1936 he decided to abdicate, and the throne passed to his younger brother who then ruled as George VI.

A lot of people who can't be bothered to check their facts, on very easily found web sites, think that since Edward VIII had to give up the throne to marry a divorcee, it must be because of some rule, which would stop Prince Charles from becoming King after marrying a divorcee. It's rubbish, but people keep saying it, and keep asking questions about it.

Answer 2

Edward the 7th was a son of Queen Victoria. He reigned from 1901 to 1911 when he died.

Answer 3

Victoria's second child and oldest son. He reigned from the age of 59, in 1901, til he died in 1910.

Answer 4

Lived high, keen on fast woman and slow horses, died of bronchitis in 1910.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VII#Death