Edward, Duke of Windsor

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_United_States
gptkb:France
gptkb:The_United_Kingdom
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:The_British_Empire
gptkb:The_Bahamas
gptkb:The_Commonwealth
The abdication crisis of 1936
gptkbp:birthDate June 23, 1894
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:contributedTo Royal_family_dynamics
gptkbp:culturalImpact Media portrayals
gptkbp:deathDate May 28, 1972
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:education gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:famousQuote "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility..."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First British monarch to abdicate in modern history
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Governor_of_the_Bahamas
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward, Duke of Windsor
gptkbp:influenced Public perception of monarchy
Royal_succession_laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Monarchy_in_the_UK
gptkbp:involvedIn Political controversies
gptkbp:knownFor Abdication crisis
Controversial abdication
His_relationship_with_Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:legacy Impact_on_British_monarchy
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname David
gptkbp:occupation Duke
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Richmond,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation nan
gptkbp:portrayedBy Various actors in film and television
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:reignEnd December 11, 1936
gptkbp:reignStart January 20, 1936
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_royal_family
gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:signature Edward,_Duke_of_Windsor's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:title Duke of Windsor