text: p>It’s been reported that King Edward VII, who ruled the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910, <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/royal-affairs-kings-and-queens-who-had-mistresses-and-illegitimate-children" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:had more than 50 affairs" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">had more than 50 affairs</a>, including with Winston Churchill’s mom. He’s presumed to have fathered many children outside his marriage, although he never acknowledged them. He had six legitimate heirs to the throne with his wife, Queen Alexandra, including Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather George V. Sadly, one of the six died as a child.</p