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	On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>		On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Great Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>

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	'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward; 1841 – 1910) was the King of the [[United Kingdom]] and Emperor of [[India]] from 1901 until his death. He was the eldest son of [[~~Prince~~ Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] and Queen [[Victoria]], who nicknamed him "Bertie". He was married to [[Alexandra of Denmark]].<ref>{{WP\|Edward VII}}</ref>		'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward; 1841 – 1910) was the King of the [[United Kingdom]] and Emperor of [[India]] from 1901 until his death. He was the eldest son of Prince [[Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] and Queen [[Victoria]], who nicknamed him "Bertie". He was married to [[Alexandra of Denmark]].<ref>{{WP\|Edward VII}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Later commendations===		===Later commendations===
	On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[~~Prince~~ Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>		On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>

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	On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[~~Prince~~ Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>		On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>

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	On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[~~Prince~~ Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>		On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>

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	===Traveling to Russia===		===Traveling to Russia===
	In October 1866, Edward left to [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding to [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]]. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward ~~having~~ also ~~attended Maria~~'s marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years prior—instead of ~~travelling~~ just to visit a city whose political importance she questioned. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>		In October 1866, Edward left to [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna\|Dagmar]]'s wedding to [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]]. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward had also planned to attend Dagmar's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years prior—instead of traveling just to visit a city whose political importance she questioned. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>

	===Later commendations===		===Later commendations===

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	===Traveling to Russia===		===Traveling to Russia===
	In October 1866, Edward left to ~~visit~~ [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding to [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]]. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward having also attended Maria's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years ~~earlier—instead~~ of travelling just to visit ~~the~~ city~~, though she even then doubted the location's~~ political importance. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>		In October 1866, Edward left to [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding to [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]]. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward having also attended Maria's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years prior—instead of travelling just to visit a city whose political importance she questioned. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>

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	===Traveling to Russia===		===Traveling to Russia===
	In October 1866, Edward left to visit [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward having also attended Maria's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years earlier—instead of travelling just to visit the city, though she even then doubted the location's political importance. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>		In October 1866, Edward left to visit [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding to [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]]. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward having also attended Maria's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years earlier—instead of travelling just to visit the city, though she even then doubted the location's political importance. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>

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Rewrite to focus more on Edward rather than Victoria's POV. Served in Spanish army, a knight of many orders

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	'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward; 1841 – 1910) was the King of the [[United Kingdom]] and Emperor of [[India]] from 1901 until his death. He was the eldest son of ~~Queen [[Victoria]] and~~ [[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], ~~and was~~ nicknamed "~~'''~~Bertie~~'''~~" ~~by his mother~~. He was married to [[Alexandra of Denmark]].		'''Edward VII''' (Albert Edward; 1841 – 1910) was the King of the [[United Kingdom]] and Emperor of [[India]] from 1901 until his death. He was the eldest son of [[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] and Queen [[Victoria]], who nicknamed him "Bertie". He was married to [[Alexandra of Denmark]].<ref>{{WP\|Edward VII}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Birth of his son===		===Birth of his son===
	On 13 June 1865, in a [[royal correspondence]] ~~addressed to him~~ from his mother, ~~she~~ expressed disappointment with ~~his~~ proposed names for his ~~just born [[George V\|son]]~~, though ~~stated her preference for~~ the suggested Frederic above George. ~~The Queen~~ emphasized the tradition of ~~adding "Albert" at the end for male descendants~~ to mark ~~the~~ family ~~line and similarly adding "Victoria" for female descendants~~, ~~adding that a great many families also follow the tradition.~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "June 13, 1865"</ref> ~~Regardless of her preference~~, his son ~~was then named~~ George Frederick Ernest Albert.<ref>{{WP\|George V}}</ref>		On 13 June 1865, shortly after his son's birth, Edward received a [[royal correspondence]] from his mother, who expressed general disappointment with the proposed names for his child, though she preferred the suggested "Frederic" above "George". She emphasized the tradition of many [[Europe]]an [[Monarchy\|monarchies]] in having children of both genders carry their respective grandparents' names to mark family lines,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "June 13, 1865"</ref> and in a seeming compromise, Edward named his son [[George V\|George Frederick Ernest Albert]].<ref>{{WP\|George V}}</ref>

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	In ~~a 16~~ October 1866 ~~response~~ to ~~an earlier message, the Queen expressed her reservations about Albert's planned~~ visit to [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his ~~[[Maria Feodorovna\|~~sister-in-law's]] wedding~~, mentioning concerns~~ about the timing~~, the nature of the visit,~~ and ~~political considerations. She reiterated what she had said two years prior, when Albert wished to be present~~ for ~~Dagmar~~'s ~~prior wedding~~ to ~~the~~ [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|~~Tsesarevich~~]]. ~~Additionally, Queen Victoria voices her desire for Albert to~~ spend more time at home ~~and be less mobile~~, ~~expressing a hope~~ for ~~him~~ to ~~be more stationary in the coming autumn and winter~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>		In October 1866, Edward left to visit [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] for his sister-in-law [[Maria Feodorovna]]'s wedding. Victoria wrote to him on 16 October in reply to an earlier message and expressed reservations about the trip's timing and criticized its purpose as being for another wedding—Edward having also attended Maria's marriage to Tsesarevich [[Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia\|Nicholas Alexandrovich]] two years earlier—instead of travelling just to visit the city, though she even then doubted the location's political importance. She closed by wishing Edward would spend more time at home, having hoped in vain for it to have happened when he was already away.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "October 16, 1866"</ref>

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	On 22 May 1867, his mother ~~sent~~ him a ~~letter informing him of her bestowal~~ of the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, and ~~further commendations for~~ the ~~rest of their family. The~~ [[Order of the Sacred Garter]] to his brother [[Prince ~~Arthur, Duke~~ of ~~Connaught and Strathearn~~\|~~Arthur~~]], {{Wiki\|~~Constable~~ of ~~the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower~~}} to his half-cousin [[Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as originally planned~~, and awarding his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>		On 22 May 1867, Edward received a letter from his mother just before her birthday. In it, she informed him that she would be bestowing to him and other family members a number of commendations. Edward was given the Insignia of the {{Wiki\|Order of the Thistle}}, which he had much desired, his younger brother [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn\|Arthur]] would join the [[Order of the Sacred Garter]], his brother-in-law [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein\|Christian]] was awarded the position of {{Wiki\|Ranger of Windsor Park}}, and his half-cousin [[Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg\|Victor]] became {{Wiki\|Constable of the Tower\|Constable of the Round to Tower}} instead of his brother [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha\|Alfred]] as was originally planned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Royal correspondence]]: "May 22, 1867"</ref>

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