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Edward VIII
(1894-1972)
Who Was Edward VIII?
Edward VIII was a popular member of the British royal family and heir to the throne. In 1931, then known as the Prince of Wales, Edward met and fell in love with American socialite Wallis Simpson. After George V's death, the prince became King Edward VIII. However, because his marriage to Simpson, an American divorcée, was forbidden, Edward abdicated the throne after ruling for less than a year. Thereafter, he took the title Duke of Windsor and embarked on a jet-setting life with his new wife.
Early Life
Edward VIII, who ruled the United Kingdom from January to December 1936, was born on June 23, 1894, in Richmond, London, England. The eldest son of George V, Edward studied at Osborne Naval College, the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth and the University of Oxford's Magdalen College.
In 1911, after his father's ascension, Edward became the Prince of Wales. He joined the Royal Navy and then, following the start of World War I, enlisted in the army. His assignments to safe positions on the Italian front troubled him, causing him
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Edward VIII (1894 - 1972)
Edward VIII ©The only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. He was king for less than a year.
Edward was born on 23 June 1894 in Richmond, Surrey, the eldest child of the duke of York. He was always known in his family as David, one of many middle names. In 1910, Edward's father became George V and Edward, prince of Wales. He joined the Grenadier Guards in World War One, although he was not allowed to see active service. Throughout the 1920s, Edward undertook extensive foreign tours particularly in the empire, representing his father. These tours, together with Edward's visits to areas of high unemployment and deprivation in Britain during the economic depression of the early 1930s, made Edward very popular.
Edward had affairs with a number of married women in the 1920s, but then met and fell in love with Wallis Simpson, the wife of an American businessman. In January 1936, George V died and Edward became king. In October, Wallis Simpson was granted a divorce from h
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Edward VIII
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
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Edward as Colonel of the Welsh Guards in 1919 | |||
| Reign | 20 January – 11 December 1936[a] | ||
| Predecessor | George V | ||
| Successor | George VI | ||
| Born | Prince Edward of York (1894-06-23)23 June 1894 White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England | ||
| Died | 28 May 1972(1972-05-28) (aged 77) 4 route du Champ d'Entraînement, Paris, France | ||
| Burial | 5 June 1972 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire | ||
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| Father | George V | ||
| Mother | Mary of Teck | ||
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||
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| Rank | (see § Military ranks) | ||
| Awards | Military Cross | ||
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.[a]
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