King Edward VII acceded 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. 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[1] and that of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia to Cowes in August, 1909.[2]
| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for State Banquet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–9 July 1903[3] [4] |  France | Republic | President Émile Loubet | Buckingham Palace | |
| 2 | 17–21 November 1903[5] [6] | Monarchy | King Victor Emmanuel III Queen Elena | Windsor Castle | ||
| 3 | 15–21 November 1904[7] [8] | Monarchy | King Carlos I Queen Amélie | Windsor Castle | ||
| 4 | 5–10 June 1905[9] [10] |  Spain | Monarchy | King Alfonso XIII | Buckingham Palace | |
| 5 | 13–23 November 1905[11] [12] | Greece | Monarchy | King George I | Windsor Castle | |
| 6 | 12–19 November 1906[13] [14] |  Norway | Monarchy | King Haakon VII Queen Maud | Windsor Castle | |
| 7 | 8–13 June 1907[15] [16] |  Denmark | Monarchy | King Frederick VIII Queen Louise | Buckingham Palace | |
| 8 | 11–18 November 1907[17] [18] | Monarchy | Emperor Wilhelm II Empress Augusta Victoria | Windsor Castle | ||
| 9 | 25–29 May 1908[19] [20] | France | Republic | President Armand Fallières | Buckingham Palace | |
| 10 | 16–21 November 1908[21] [22] |  Sweden | Monarchy | King Gustaf V Queen Victoria | Windsor Castle | |
| 11 | 15–22 November 1909[23] [24] | Monarchy | King Manuel II | Windsor Castle |