Edward the Eighth

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Nazism
gptkbp:associatedWith American_socialite
gptkbp:birthDate June 23, 1894
gptkbp:burialPlace Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
gptkbp:controversy relationship_with_Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:criticism his political views
gptkbp:cultural_impact popular culture references
gptkbp:deathDate May 28, 1972
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Governor_of_the_Bahamas
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Windsor_Foundation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:hasChild none
gptkbp:historical_significance first British monarch to abdicate
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward the Eighth
gptkbp:influence gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:influenced public perception of monarchy
gptkbp:is_a controversial monarch
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:the_British_Empire
gptkb:the_Order_of_the_Garter
the arts
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:World_War_I
charity work
politics after abdication
gptkbp:is_known_for his abdication speech
his style and fashion
gptkbp:knownFor abdication crisis
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_British_history
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkbp:migration December 11, 1936
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname David
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_V
gptkb:Mary_of_Teck
gptkbp:portrayedBy films and television
gptkbp:reign 1936
January 20, 1936
gptkbp:related_to several_European_royals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_royal_family
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:retired as_King_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:schoolType gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:title Duke of Windsor
gptkbp:titleOfNobility Duke of Windsor
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:wrote memoirs