List of official overseas trips made by Edward VII

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

King Edward VII succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in January, 1901. Before his accession, he made extensive tours of territories of the British Empire or under British control as the Prince of Wales, including Canada and India. After he bacame King, he revived state visit to foreign countries as an important tool of diplomatic maneuver and royal influence, playing a significant role in establishing the modern form of state visit of the British monarchs.[1] Among his many visits to European countries were the first state visit by a reigning British monarch to a republic (France) and the first to Russia as well as some less formal ones that were not counted as full state visits (e.g. his visit to Austria in August – September 1903). He did not made official tours of British territories outside Europe as King.[2]

State visits

Date Country Areas visited Host
27–30 April 1903[3][4][a]  Italy Rome King Victor Emmanuel III
1–4 May 1903[6][7][8][b]  France Paris, Vincennes President Émile Loubet
8–10 April 1907[9][10][11][c]  Spain Cartagena King Alfonso XIII
21–25 April 1908[13][14]  Denmark Copenhagen King Frederick VIII
26–27 April 1908[15][16]  Sweden Stockholm King Gustaf V
28 April – 2 May 1908[17][18]  Norway Christiania King Haakon VII
9–11 June 1908[19][20][21][d]  Russia Reval Emperor Nicholas II
9–12 February 1909[23][24]  Germany Berlin Emperor Wilhelm II

Official tours of territories of the British Empire as King

Date Territory Host
16–21 April 1903[25][26]  Malta Governor Sir Charles Clarke
13–17 April 1907[27][28]
21–25 April 1909[29][30] Governor Sir Henry Grant

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Queen Alexandra did not accompany The King on this visit. The King paid a private visit to Pope Leo XIII in Vatican on 29 April which made him the first reigning British monarch to meet the Pope since the English Reformation.[5]
  2. ^ Queen Alexandra did not accompany The King on this visit.
  3. ^ This was arranged as a "naval visit" in the sense that The King arrived at the harbour onboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert with a fleet of the Royal Navy and did not land on Spanish soil. The state banquet hosted by the King of Spain was held onboard the Spanish ironclad Numancia.[12]
  4. ^ This was arranged as a "naval visit" in the sense that The King arrived at the harbour onboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert with a fleet of the Royal Navy and did not land on Russian soil. The state banquet hosted by the Emperor of Russia was held onboard the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart.[22]

Sources

  1. ^ Glencross, Matthew (2016). The State Visit of Edward VII. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 1–12. ISBN 9781137548986.
  2. ^ Glencross, Matthew (2016). The State Visit of Edward VII. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 3, 113–115. ISBN 9781137548986.
  3. ^ "The King in Rome". The Times. No. 37066. London. April 28, 1903. p. 5.
  4. ^ "The Departure of The King from Rome". The Times. No. 37069. London. May 1, 1903. p. 3.
  5. ^ "The King and The Pope". The Times. No. 37068. London. April 30, 1903. p. 5.
  6. ^ "The King in Paris". The Times. No. 37070. London. May 2, 1903. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Court Circular and News". The Times. No. 37071. London. May 4, 1903. p. 11.
  8. ^ "The Departure of The King from Paris". The Times. No. 37072. London. May 5, 1903. p. 3.
  9. ^ "The Royal Visit to Cartagena". The Times. No. 38302. London. April 9, 1907. p. 5.
  10. ^ "The Cartagena Meeting". The Times. No. 38303. London. April 10, 1907. p. 5.
  11. ^ "The Cartagena Meeting". The Times. No. 38304. London. April 11, 1907. p. 5.
  12. ^ Glencross, Matthew (2016). The State Visit of Edward VII. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 123–133. ISBN 9781137548986.
  13. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38627. London. April 22, 1908. p. 3.
  14. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38631. London. April 27, 1908. p. 5.
  15. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38631. London. April 27, 1908. p. 5.
  16. ^ "The King in Sweden". The Times. No. 38632. London. April 28, 1908. p. 5.
  17. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38633. London. April 29, 1908. p. 7.
  18. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38637. London. May 4, 1908. p. 5.
  19. ^ "The King and The Tsar". The Times. No. 38669. London. June 10, 1908. p. 7.
  20. ^ "The King and The Tsar". The Times. No. 38670. London. June 11, 1908. p. 5.
  21. ^ "The King and The Tsar". The Times. No. 38671. London. June 12, 1908. p. 5.
  22. ^ Glencross, Matthew (2016). The State Visit of Edward VII. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 165–180. ISBN 9781137548986.
  23. ^ "The Royal Visit to Berlin". The Times. No. 38879. London. February 10, 1909. p. 9.
  24. ^ "The Royal Visit to Berlin". The Times. No. 38882. London. February 13, 1909. p. 7.
  25. ^ "Arrival of The King at Malta". The Times. No. 37057. London. April 17, 1903. p. 3.
  26. ^ "The King's Journey". The Times. No. 37061. London. April 22, 1903. p. 5.
  27. ^ "The King's Cruise". The Times. No. 38307. London. April 15, 1907. p. 5.
  28. ^ "The King's Journey". The Times. No. 38310. London. April 18, 1907. p. 5.
  29. ^ "The King and Queen at Malta". The Times. No. 38940. London. April 22, 1909. p. 5.
  30. ^ "The King and Queen". The Times. No. 38943. London. April 26, 1909. p. 6.
Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/List_of_official_overseas_trips_made_by_Edward_VII"