The 9 Kings

[PeDe]

May 20, 1910
The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII.
The funeral was the largest gathering of European royalty ever to take place, with representatives of 70 states, and the last before many royal families were deposed in the First World War and its aftermath.





Standing - from left to right:
King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of Greece, King Albert I of Belgium.

Seated - from left to right:
King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King-Emperor George V of the United Kingdom, King Frederick VIII of Denmark.






This is probably the only photograph of nine reigning kings ever taken.

[Gemsheal]

How nice to see this famous photo in color! 

[getafix]

when I saw this thread's name I immediately thought of 9 Ringwraiths...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGUitDl1Ts

right. I'll hide 

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[Isabel]

when I saw this thread's name I immediately thought of 9 Ringwraiths...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGUitDl1Ts

right. I'll hide  

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   Thanks for the laugh!

ETA.  A bit more seriously, thanks PD.  I'd never seen this photograph before.

[hrhpita]

Thank you, PeDE.  That picture is pretty awesome!

[minimoos]

That colorized photo… thanks for sharing!

[CyrilSebastian]

King George V was the brother-in-law of King Haakon VII of Norway.     
King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.   
King George V was the nephew of King George I of Greece.   
King George V was the brother-in-law of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

[PeDe]

King George V was the brother-in-law of King Haakon VII of Norway.    
King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.    
King George V was the nephew of King George I of Greece.    
King George V was the brother-in-law of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany - as was Tsar Nikolas.

[Celia]

King George V was the brother-in-law of King Haakon VII of Norway.     
King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.   
King George V was the nephew of King George I of Greece.   
King George V was the brother-in-law of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

George was the nephew of Frederick VIII of Denmark.  Frederick and George of Greece were brothers.  This photo was in a lot of royalty books pre-internet.

Another great gathering of royals, and really, I think the biggest pre-1914, was the wedding of Victoria Louise of Prussia with EA of Hannover, in 1913.

[luvcharles]

King George V was the brother-in-law of King Haakon VII of Norway.    
King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.    
King George V was the nephew of King George I of Greece.    
King George V was the brother-in-law of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

King George V was the first cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany - as was Tsar Nikolas.

This reads as if you are saying Nicholas II was the first cousin of Wilhelm II - he wasn't. He was George V's first cousin (their mothers were sisters, both daughters of Christian IX of Denmark) but only George V was a first cousin of Wilhelm II (George's father and Wilhelm's mother were brother and sister, both children of Queen Victoria).

Nicholas' wife, Alexandra, was a first cousin of both George and Wilhelm as her mother was another sister (daughter of Queen Victoria).

[Celia]

Nicky and Willie were second cousins once removed (via Charlotte of Prussia, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna).

[getafix]

doesn't Kaiser and Tsar come from the word caesar? and caesar as a family name means, hairy. just ask Julie baby...

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[CyrilSebastian]

Postcard Procession of nine kings, London, May 20, 1910     
http://www.lookandlearn.c...m/history-images/XE357479