Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David

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Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, better known as Edward VIII, was the British king who abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Windsor
King of the United Kingdom
human
abdicatedThroneOf Dominions of the British Empire
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
abdicationDate 1936-12-11
alsoKnownAs Edward VIII
The Duke of Windsor
birthDate 1894-06-23
birthPlace White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
burialPlace Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor
causeOfAbdication desire to marry Wallis Simpson
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1972-05-28
deathPlace Paris, France
father George V
givenName Albert
Andrew
Christian
David
Edward
George
Patrick
headOfStateOf British India
languageSpoken English
marriageDate 1937-06-03
militaryBranch Royal Navy
monarchOf Dominions of the British Empire
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
mother Mary of Teck
notableFor abdication crisis of 1936
occupation monarch
naval officer
placeOfMarriage Château de Candé, Monts, France
predecessor George V
reignEnd 1936-12-11
reignStart 1936-01-20
religion Church of England
residence Fort Belvedere, Surrey
Villa Windsor, Paris
royalHouse House of Windsor
sibling George VI
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood NERFINISHED
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince John of the United Kingdom
spouse Wallis Simpson
successor George VI
title Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Rothesay
Emperor of India
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire
Prince of Wales

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward VIII
fullName

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