Bessie Wallis Warfield

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Bessie Wallis Warfield, better known as Wallis Simpson, was the American socialite whose relationship with King Edward VIII led to his abdication of the British throne in 1936.

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Label Occurrences
Bessie Wallis Warfield canonical 4
Alice Montague Warfield 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American expatriate in the United Kingdom
human
socialite
alsoKnownAs Wallis Simpson
surface form: Duchess of Windsor

Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
surface form: Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
associatedWith Edward VIII abdication of 1936
House of Windsor
birthDate 1896-06-19
birthName Bessie Wallis Warfield self-link
birthPlace Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Monterey Inn, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States
burialDate 1986-04-29
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1986-04-24
deathPlace Paris
surface form: Paris, France
education Oldfields School
familyName Warfield
father Teackle Wallis Warfield
givenName Bessie
Wallis
languageSpoken English
marriageEnd 1927-12-10
1937-05-03
marriageStart 1916-11-08
1928-07-21
1937-06-03
mother Alice Montague Warfield
name Bessie Wallis Warfield self-link
notableFor being the cause of the 1936 abdication crisis in the United Kingdom
marriage to Edward VIII after his abdication
relationship with King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
occupation hostess
socialite
placeOfBurial Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
surface form: Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, England
religion Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
London, England
Paris
surface form: Paris, France

Bahamas
surface form: The Bahamas
spouse Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.
Edward VIII
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Edward VIII
surface form: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
subjectOf The Crown
surface form: The Crown (TV series)

numerous biographies
title Wallis Simpson
surface form: Duchess of Windsor

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Wallis Simpson birthName Bessie Wallis Warfield
Wallis Simpson mother Bessie Wallis Warfield
this entity surface form: Alice Montague Warfield
Teackle Wallis Warfield child Bessie Wallis Warfield
Bessie Wallis Warfield name Bessie Wallis Warfield self-link
Bessie Wallis Warfield birthName Bessie Wallis Warfield self-link