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Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
Abdication of Edward VIII. Instrument of abdication signed by Edward VIII and his three brothers, Albert, Henry and George, 10 December 1936. In early December 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was in ...
19 Jun 2024 · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
Edward VIII © The only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. He was king for less than a year.
3 Apr 2014 · Edward VIII was a popular member of the British royal family and heir to the throne. In 1931, then known as the Prince of Wales, Edward met and fell in love with American socialite...
11 Mac 2021 · King Edward VIII was the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson…
Edward VIII, (born June 23, 1894, Richmond, Surrey, Eng.—died May 28, 1972, Paris, France), King of the United Kingdom (1936) who abdicated voluntarily. Son of George V, he served as a staff officer in World War I.
11 Dis 2023 · On 11 December 1936, King Edward VIII decided to abdicate the throne for love. In these clips, hear his broadcast, and a later bombshell interview reflecting on the affair.
28 Jun 2017 · Edward VIII (Jan-Dec 1936) As Prince of Wales, Edward VIII (reigned January-December 1936) had successfully carried out a number of regional visits (including areas hit by economic depression) and other official engagements.
Edward VIII. In January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward, Prince of Wales, became King. Just 11 months later, before his Coronation had even taken place, Edward renounced the throne...
