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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American expatriate in the United Kingdom
human
socialite
acquiredTitle Wallis Simpson self-linksurface differs
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

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Wallis Simpson acquiredTitle Wallis Simpson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Duchess of Windsor
subject surface form: Villa Windsor
this entity surface form: Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Simpson alsoKnownAs Wallis Simpson
this entity surface form: Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Simpson alsoKnownAs Wallis Simpson
this entity surface form: Duchess of Windsor
Fort Belvedere, Surrey associatedWith Wallis Simpson
Villa Windsor, Paris leasedTo Wallis Simpson
subject surface form: Villa Windsor
this entity surface form: Duchess of Windsor
House of Windsor member Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson name Wallis Simpson self-link
Villa Windsor, Paris namedAfter Wallis Simpson
subject surface form: Villa Windsor
this entity surface form: Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
Edward Fox notableWork Wallis Simpson
this entity surface form: Edward & Mrs. Simpson
abdication crisis of 1936 relatedTo Wallis 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
Edward VIII spouse Wallis Simpson
Mary of Teck successorAsQueenConsort Wallis Simpson
this entity surface form: Wallis Simpson (intended, not crowned)
Wallis Simpson title Wallis Simpson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Duchess of Windsor