Fort Belvedere, Surrey

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Fort Belvedere, Surrey is a country house in Windsor Great Park best known as the private retreat of King Edward VIII and the place where he signed the 1936 abdication document.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
associatedWith King Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
bestKnownAs private retreat of King Edward VIII
category Buildings and structures in Windsor Great Park
Country houses in Surrey
Royal residences in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
event abdication of King Edward VIII
hasFeature battlements
extensive grounds
turrets
hasFunction private retreat
royal residence
heritageStatus listed building
locatedIn England
Surrey
United Kingdom
Windsor Great Park
near Sunningdale
Virginia Water
Windsor Castle
notableEvent signing of the 1936 abdication document by King Edward VIII
ownedBy Crown Estate
partOf Windsor Great Park
significantDate 1936
style Gothic Revival architecture
usedBy British royal family

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Edward VIII
residence

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