Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:King gptkb:human
gptkbp:abdicated	1936-12-11
gptkbp:birthDate	1894-06-23
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:White_Lodge,_Richmond_Park,_London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Royal_Burial_Ground,_Frogmore
gptkbp:coronationDate	not held
gptkbp:deathDate	1972-05-28
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:father	gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:heirApparent	gptkb:George_V gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	His Royal Highness
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:knownFor	abdication to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:militaryRank	Major General
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:monarch	gptkb:Emperor_of_India gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Dominions_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Mary_of_Teck
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:abdication_crisis
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:Alex_Jennings gptkb:Derek_Jacobi gptkb:Guy_Pearce gptkb:The_Crown gptkb:The_King's_Speech gptkb:Alex_Pettyfer gptkb:W.E.
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:reignEnd	1936-12-11
gptkbp:reignStart	1936-01-20
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:George_VI gptkb:Mary,_Princess_Royal_and_Countess_of_Harewood gptkb:Prince_George,_Duke_of_Kent gptkb:Prince_Henry,_Duke_of_Gloucester gptkb:Prince_John_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:signature	Edward VIII signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:style	gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:titleAfterAbdication	gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:King gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4