funeral of Edward VII

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The funeral of Edward VII was a grand 1910 state ceremony in London that brought together an unprecedented gathering of European royalty and heads of state on the eve of World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
state funeral
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
country United Kingdom
date 1910-05-20
followedBy mourning period for Edward VII
follows death of Edward VII
genre royal funeral
hasEffect public display of mourning in the United Kingdom
hasPart burial of Edward VII
funeral procession of Edward VII
funeral service of Edward VII
lying in state of Edward VII
honours Edward VII
language English
location London
linked to: London, England

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Hall
Windsor
mainSubject Edward VII
officiatedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
organizer British government
linked to: UK government

Royal Household of the United Kingdom
participant Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
European royalty
George V
Kaiser Wilhelm II
King Albert I of Belgium
linked to: Albert I of Belgium

King Alfonso XIII of Spain
King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
King Frederick VIII of Denmark
King George I of Greece
King Haakon VII of Norway
King Manuel II of Portugal
Prince Fushimi Sadanaru
Queen Alexandra
Theodore Roosevelt
Tsar Nicholas II
heads of state
precededBy reign of Edward VII
processionRoute Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall
linked to: Buckingham Palace

Westminster Abbey to Windsor
Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
religion Anglicanism
significance largest gathering of European royalty to that date
symbolized interconnectedness of European monarchies
took place on the eve of World War I
year 1910

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The Guns of August openingChapterSubject funeral of Edward VII