King Edward VII succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in January 1901. During his reign he received plenty of state visits from foreign heads of state, all of which were from European countries, including the first state visit to Britain by a President of the French Republic. The state banquets for the visiting heads of state were held at either Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle. A state visit normally included formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall. The King also received many less formal visits from foreign heads of state to Britain, including a visit of Shah Mozaffar ad-Din of Persia to Portsmouth in August 1902 and one of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia to Cowes in August 1909.
List of visits No. DateCountryRegime GuestsVenue for State Banquet 1 6–9 July 1903 Republic President Émile Loubet Buckingham Palace 2 17–21 November 1903 Monarchy King Victor Emmanuel IIIQueen Elena Windsor Castle 3 15–21 November 1904 Monarchy King Carlos IQueen Amélie Windsor Castle 4 5–10 June 1905 Monarchy King Alfonso XIII Buckingham Palace 5 13–20 November 1905 Greece Monarchy King George I Windsor Castle 6 12–19 November 1906 Monarchy King Haakon VIIQueen Maud Windsor Castle 7 8–13 June 1907 Monarchy King Frederick VIIIQueen Louise Buckingham Palace 8 11–18 November 1907 Monarchy Emperor Wilhelm IIEmpress Augusta Victoria Windsor Castle 9 25–29 May 1908 Republic President Armand Fallières Buckingham Palace 10 16–21 November 1908 Monarchy King Gustaf VQueen Victoria Windsor Castle 11 15–22 November 1909 Monarchy King Manuel II Windsor Castle
See also List of official overseas trips made by Edward VII List of state visits received by Queen Victoria List of state visits received by George V
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