King Edward VII

Albert Edward, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born at Buckingham Palace on 9 November 1841. When he grew up, he didn´t show many of the qualities which the Queen appreciated in his father, and so the relationship between the Queen and her son remained difficult. The Queen didn´t delegate much of her business to her son, as she didn´t expect that he was able to be successful. He was always compared with his father, even more after Prince Albert died in 1861. The Queen mourned for the rest of her remaining 40 years, and when she died in 1901, Albert Edward chose his second name as his Royal name, even though his mother had insisted that he would become "King Albert". King Edward VII cleared Buckingham Palace from the memory of his "larger-than-life" father. He enjoyed being a King and was successful especially in diplomatic affairs. Through his brothers and sisters, he was related to almost all European Royal Courts, which brought him the nickname "Father of Europe". King Edward VII died at Buckingham Palace on 6 May 1910.   

His signature "Edward R+I" on a document from 1901, four weeks after he had succeeded his mother.