Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
Portrait by W. & D. Downey, 1900s
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846
Edward and his staff at Niagara Falls, 1860
The marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Windsor, 10 March 1863
Emperor or Empress of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 to 22 June 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the Indian Empire as its imperial head of state. The image of the emperor or empress appeared on Indian currency, in government buildings, railway stations, courts, on statues etc. Oaths of allegiance were made to the emperor or empress and the lawful successors by the governors-general, princes, governors, commissioners in India in events such as imperial durbars.
Last to reign George VI 11 December 1936 – 15 August 1947
New Crowns for Old: Disraeli and Victoria in a cartoon mimicking a scene in Aladdin where lamps are exchanged. She made him Earl of Beaconsfield at this time.
The Imperial Crown of India
A Canadian 1-cent coin with the inscription Ind. Imp. (Indiae Imperator)'