The Greenville times., 1910-05-13
KING EDWARD VI
DIES SUDDENLY
Passes Away at II 1:45, May S.
After Short illness
MUhenA CAUSE OF BElIR
Was Most Prominent Living
Free Mason---Great Dsplo-
mat and an Enthusiastic
Admirer of Outdoor Sports

King Edward, WHO ascansed the
throne upon the ieatb Of his mother.
ousen Victoria, Jan. %, 1901, Was born
m Buckingham palace, Nov. 8. IS4i
He was chrLstened Albert E4wsxa
Frincs OF Wales, receiving the name of
Albert after his father and Edward
after the Duke of Kent, his erand ndfath-
err. The title of Duke of Corn wall
fell upen him at birth, he being the
ol lest soa Of the ruler, and he was
male Prince of Wales and Earl of
Chester before he had lived a month.
The other titles that fell upon him
were those of the Duke of Rothesay.
Duke of SAKE Cohurg- Gotha, Prince Of
Saxony, Earl of Garrick, Earl of Dab
lin, Baron Renfrew and Lord of the
Isles.
The baptism was performed in ST.
George chapel, Windsor. with great
cerennony, IN January, 1912, and the
early education of the chill who was
herr to the throne was ineruste3 to
Lady Ljttleton, sister of Mrs Glad
stone. Lady Lyftleton cared for the
mental training of the prince as well
~ the royal children who came after
him. until he was six years old. The
following year the Rev Henry Mildren
Birch WAS appointed tutor and served
until 1851, when he was succeeded for
seven years by Frederick ". Gibbs.
His royal highness studied for session
at Edinburgh, entered Christ Church,
Oxford, where he attended the public
lectures for a year, and afterward re-
sided for three or four terms at Cam
bridge for the same purpose. On his
eighteenth birthday he was made a
colonel in the army, with Dol. Bruce
his governor. He received the order
of the Garter on the same day.
The first official appearance OF the
Young prince was at the opening of the
coal exchange in London, Oct. 30, 1s49.
Queen Victoria was detained by sick
ness and was represented by the
prince and the prince royal He also
assisted in the opening of the exposi-
tion in 1851, and was present with the
Queen at the house of lords for the
first time when the answers 20 her mes
sage announcing the opening of the
Crimean war were read.
As Prince of Wales his majesty trav-
oled extensively. At the age of seven
he journeyed to ireland for the first
time, and in 1855 visited Paris with
his parents and the princess royal.
With his tutor the prince walked
through the west of England incog
nito when il years old. and later Wis
tied Germany. Many journeys to all
parts of the continent were taken, the
prince generally travelling incognito
under t} q name of Baron Renfrew. The
prince decided to visit Canada and
!. the United States IN 1860. Arriving
at 81 Johns he visrted Niagara Falls
and travelled west to Chicago, where
he was met enthusiastically, although
ne followed his custom of using the
name of Baron Renfrew. The prince
went from Chicago TO ST. Louis, and
arrived In Washington late IN October,
where he met President Buchanan and
spent several days in the white house.
He visited other places IN the East and
sailed for home from Portland, Maine.
The following year he again travelled
IN The continent Of Europe and spent
SINE time in Egypt and the Holy Land.
While on his visit to Europe the
Prince of Wales met the Princess Al
.cxandra of Denmark, and their betroth
al was announced Sept. 8, 1862. The
ssedding ceremony took place In ct.
George IS chapel at Windsor, March 10
sof the following year, and the prince
and his wife furnished an establish
nent at sandringham. Albert Victor.
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