Edward VIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (81)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:abdicated 1936-12-11
gptkbp:award gptkb:Order_of_St_John
gptkb:Order_of_St_Patrick
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Black_Eagle
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Chrysanthemum
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Italy)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_India
gptkb:Order_of_the_Elephant
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Netherlands_Lion
gptkb:Order_of_the_Redeemer
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkb:Order_of_the_Thistle
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkb:Royal_Victorian_Chain
gptkb:Royal_Victorian_Order
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Bulgaria)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Egypt)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Greece)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Persia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Prussia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Romania)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Serbia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Siam)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Yugoslavia)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece
gptkb:Order_of_the_Seraphim
gptkb:Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-06-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:White_Lodge,_Richmond_Park,_London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Royal_Burial_Ground,_Frogmore
gptkbp:coronationDate None (abdicated before coronation)
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-05-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne
gptkbp:father gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:His_Majesty
His Royal Highness
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward VIII
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Abdication_crisis
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:Major
Admiral of the Fleet
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_of_Teck
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Alex_Jennings
gptkb:Derek_Jacobi
gptkb:Guy_Pearce
gptkb:The_Crown_(TV_series)
gptkb:Stephen_Campbell_Moore
gptkb:The_King's_Speech_(film)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:reignEnd 1936-12-11
gptkbp:reignStart 1936-01-20
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Fort_Belvedere
gptkb:Villa_Windsor,_Paris
gptkbp:signature Edward VIII signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
His Royal Highness
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany_(1937)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_VI
gptkb:Prince_John
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4