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Edward VIII abdication crisis
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:abdicated
11 December 1936
gptkbp:cause
Edward VIII's intention to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:constitutionalCrisis
yes
gptkbp:EdwardVIIIAbdicated
to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:EdwardVIIIStatus
gptkb:Emperor_of_India
gptkb:King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Edward VIII abdication crisis
gptkbp:impact
affected public perception of monarchy
changed royal succession
gptkbp:involvedIn
gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkb:George_VI
gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkb:Stanley_Baldwin
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
worldwide
gptkbp:occurredIn
gptkb:United_Kingdom
1936
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:publicReaction
controversial
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:resultedIn
gptkb:accession_of_George_VI
abdication of Edward VIII
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:WallisSimpsonStatus
divorced American socialite
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:abdication_crisis
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5