Edward VIII

E9261

Duke of Windsor King of the United Kingdom human

Edward VIII was the British king who famously abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson, leading to his brother George VI becoming monarch.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
King Edward VIII	13
Duke of Windsor	8
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom	1
His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor	1
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor	1
Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII)	1
Prince of Wales Edward VIII	1
The Duke of Windsor	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Windsor ⓘ King of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ
associatedWith	abdication crisis of 1936 ⓘ
birthDate	1894-06-23 ⓘ
birthPlace	Richmond Park, Surrey, England ⓘ White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England ⓘ
burialPlace	Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfAbdication	1936-12-11 ⓘ
deathDate	1972-05-28 ⓘ
deathPlace	Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
education	Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth ⓘ surface form: Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Osborne ⓘ
father	George V ⓘ
fullName	Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David ⓘ
givenName	Edward ⓘ
heirApparentOf	George V ⓘ
house	House of Windsor ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
monarchOf	British India ⓘ Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ surface form: Dominions of the British Commonwealth United Kingdom ⓘ
mother	Mary of Teck ⓘ
notableWork	A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ monarch ⓘ
predecessor	George V ⓘ
previousHouse	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ
reasonForAbdication	desire to marry Wallis Simpson ⓘ
reignEnd	1936-12-11 ⓘ
reignStart	1936-01-20 ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
residence	Fort Belvedere, Surrey ⓘ Villa Windsor, Paris ⓘ
sibling	George VI ⓘ Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood ⓘ Prince George, Duke of Kent ⓘ Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Prince John of the United Kingdom ⓘ
spouse	Wallis Simpson ⓘ
style	His Majesty ⓘ surface form: His Majesty The King Edward VIII self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor Prince of Wales ⓘ surface form: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
successor	George VI ⓘ
title	Duke of Cornwall ⓘ Duke of Rothesay ⓘ Edward VIII self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Duke of Windsor Emperor of India ⓘ King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth ⓘ Prince of Wales ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Villa Windsor, Paris → afterAbdicationResidenceOf → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Villa Windsor

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David → alsoKnownAs → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Duke of Windsor

Fort Belvedere, Surrey → associatedWith → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor → author → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England → birthplaceOf → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England → birthplaceOf → Edward VIII ⓘ

Wallis Simpson → burialWith → Edward VIII ⓘ

George V → child → Edward VIII ⓘ

Mary of Teck → child → Edward VIII ⓘ

Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes → child → Edward VIII ⓘ

National Government coalition → continuedUnderMonarch → Edward VIII ⓘ

A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor → describesRole → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

Royal Naval College, Osborne → educated → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince of Wales Edward VIII

Prince of Wales Trophy → firstAwardedBy → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII)

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge → grandmotherOf → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

abdication crisis of 1936 → hasMainSubject → Edward VIII ⓘ

House of Windsor → hasMonarch → Edward VIII ⓘ

Windsor → hasMonarch → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: House of Windsor

Magdalen College, Oxford → hasNotableAlumnus → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England → hasNotableResident → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

Irish Free State → headOfState → Edward VIII ⓘ

Duke of Rothesay → heldBy → Edward VIII ⓘ

Villa Windsor, Paris → leasedTo → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Villa Windsor

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

The King’s Speech → mainCharacter → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor → mainSubject → Edward VIII ⓘ

House of Windsor → member → Edward VIII ⓘ

Windsor → member → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: House of Windsor

37th United Kingdom Parliament → monarch → Edward VIII ⓘ

Mary → monarchDuringLifetime → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 → monarchDuringPassage → Edward VIII ⓘ

38th Parliament of the United Kingdom → monarchDuringTerm → Edward VIII ⓘ

Sir Samuel Hoare → monarchDuringTerm → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood

Stanley Baldwin → monarchDuringTerm → Edward VIII ⓘ

William Lyon Mackenzie King → monarchDuringTerm → Edward VIII ⓘ

Princess May → motherOf → Edward VIII ⓘ

Prince of Wales Trophy → namedAfter → Edward VIII ⓘ

Villa Windsor, Paris → namedAfter → Edward VIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Villa Windsor

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

Edward → notableBearer → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Prince of Wales → notableHistoricalHolder → Edward VIII ⓘ

Duke of Cornwall → notableHolder → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII

Royal Naval College, Osborne → notablePupil → Edward VIII ⓘ

George VI → predecessor → Edward VIII ⓘ

abdication crisis of 1936 → relatedTo → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Windsor

His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 → relatedToPerson → Edward VIII ⓘ

George VI → sibling → Edward VIII ⓘ

Henry William Frederick Albert → sibling → Edward VIII ⓘ

John Charles Francis → sibling → Edward VIII ⓘ

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood → sibling → Edward VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward VIII