The daily sentinel., 1901-01-23
KING EDWARD VII.
Albert Edward, Victoria's Eldest
Son Educated for Sovereignty
..--Has Travelled Much.


----Has Travelled Much.
Albert Edward, now Edward VII,
King of England and Ireland and En-
peror of India, was born November 9th,
1841, at Buckingham palace. As the
Oldest son of the sovereign, he became,
at the moment Of his birth, the Duke OF
Cornwall, and before he was four weeks
old he was created Prince OF Wales and
Earl of Chester by royal patent AS
Duke of Cornwall he became entitled to
revenues amounting to f6O,0OO. BY
right of inheritance tho young prince
also became Duke Of Rotheeay and Duke
of SAKE Coburg Gotha, Prince OF Saxony,
Earl of Carrick, Earl Of Dublin and
Baron Renfrew, and he has also the title
of Lord of the Isles.
The prince WAS baptized January 25th,
1912, in st. Georges chapel. Windsor.
The ceremony was conducted with great
splendor. The sponsors were the King
of Prussia, the Duchess Of SAKE Coburg,
represented by the Duchess OF Kent, the
Duke OF kent, the young Duchess OF
SAKE Coburg, Queen Victoria's sister-in-
law, represented by the Duchess Of Cam
bridge. Princess Sophia, represented by
the Princess Augusta, OF Cambridge, and
Prince Ferdinand OF Saxe-Coburg. The
prince was named Albert after his father,
spd Edward. after his grandfather, the
Duke of Kent.
During the first few years OF the
princes life the public did not have any
opportunity to see much Of him. The
people, nevertheless, took great interest
In the prince, and his pictures we're in
great demand. Before he was 1s months
old he had sat for his portrait several
times. The prince received his first
training from Lady Lyttleton, Mrs.
Gladstones sister, who filed the post OF
governess to the royal children until the
future king was 6 years old.
In 1S48 the prince was intrusted to his
first tutor, the Rev. Henry Mildred Birch
In the summer of the same year he visi-
ted Ireland for the first time, where he
was received with great enthusiasm. He
made his first official appearances in Lon
don on October Both, 1S49. The queen
was to have oeen present at the opening
of the coal exchange, but was prevented
because sbe was then suffering from the
chicken pox. For that reason it was ar
ranged that the Prince OF Wales and the
Princess Royal should represent their
mother. Two years later the prince as
sisted at the opening Of the great exhi-
bition OF 1851. In the same year the
Rev. Mr.. Birch retired from his position
A. tutor, Frederick W. Gibbs was ap-
pointed and remained with the prince
until 1858.
1t was on the day when the prince for
the arst time accompanied the queen to
the house of lords that the address OF
the two houses Of parliament in answer
to the queens message announcing the
beginning of hostilities in the Crimean
war, was presented. The worst Of the war
Vss over when the prince and the prin-
esss royal, accompanied by their parents,
visited Paris in August, 1856.
When the prince was IA he started on
an incognito walking tour through the
west OF England, accompanied by Mr..
Gibbs and Colonel Cavendish. Then he
spent short time in Germany, mostly
at Koonisswinter.
The prince was confirmed in April, 1858
and on November Of the same year he
attained his 18th year. On the same
day he became a colonel in the army,
and reosived the order OF the garter,
while Col. Bruce became his governor.
Ths time Of the prince was divided be-
tween diligeDt studies and travels on the
continent. Tho prince travelled incog-
nito - Baron Renfrew, and after his re-
turn took up course Of studies at Edin-
burgh.
In 1880 the prince took his hrst extern
sivs voyage. 1t was decided that he
should visit Canada and return by the
way Of the United States.
: He arrived at at. Johns, N. E., July
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