Wallis Simpson
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Wallis Simpson was an American socialite whose relationship with King Edward VIII led to his abdication and a constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Windsor | 5 |
| Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | 4 |
| Edward & Mrs. Simpson | 1 |
| Wallis Simpson (intended, not crowned) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
human ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| acquiredTitle |
Wallis Simpson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Wallis Simpson
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Simpson ⓘ
surface form:
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
|
| associatedWith |
British royal family
ⓘ
House of Windsor ⓘ |
| birthName | Bessie Wallis Warfield ⓘ |
| burialWith | Edward VIII ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bronchopneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-06-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateTitleGranted (Duchess of Windsor) | 1937-06-03 ⓘ |
| endTime (spouse Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.) | 1927 ⓘ |
| endTime (spouse Edward VIII) | 1972-05-28 ⓘ |
| endTime (spouse Ernest Aldrich Simpson) | 1937 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| father | Teackle Wallis Warfield ⓘ |
| grewUpIn |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| hadNoChildren | true ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
1936 constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
abdication crisis of 1936 ⓘ
surface form:
Abdication of King Edward VIII
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother |
Bessie Wallis Warfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Alice Montague Warfield
|
| name | Wallis Simpson self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
relationship with King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
role in the 1936 abdication crisis in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| occupation |
hostess
ⓘ
socialite ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, England
|
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
London, England ⓘ Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
Bahamas ⓘ
surface form:
The Bahamas
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.
ⓘ
Edward VIII ⓘ Ernest Aldrich Simpson ⓘ Edward VIII ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
|
| startTime (spouse Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.) | 1916 ⓘ |
| startTime (spouse Edward VIII) | 1937-06-03 ⓘ |
| startTime (spouse Ernest Aldrich Simpson) | 1928 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
The Crown (television series)
multiple biographies ⓘ |
| title |
Wallis Simpson
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
|
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
subject surface form:
Villa Windsor
this entity surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
this entity surface form:
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
this entity surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
subject surface form:
Villa Windsor
this entity surface form:
Duchess of Windsor
subject surface form:
Villa Windsor
this entity surface form:
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
this entity surface form:
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
this entity surface form:
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
subject surface form:
Villa Windsor
subject surface form:
Villa Windsor
this entity surface form:
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
this entity surface form:
Wallis Simpson (intended, not crowned)
this entity surface form:
Duchess of Windsor