King Edward VIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:abandoned Desire to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:abdicated 1936-12-11
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-06-23
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:White_Lodge,_Richmond_Park,_Surrey,_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
gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Governor_of_the_Bahamas
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1940
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:His_Majesty
His Royal Highness
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward VIII
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:Major
Admiral of the Fleet
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Emperor_of_India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Dominions_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Mary
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Abdication_Crisis
Relationship with Wallis Simpson
World War II controversy
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Alex_Jennings
gptkb:Guy_Pearce
gptkb:The_Crown_(TV_series)
gptkb:Edward_Fox
gptkb:Stephen_Campbell_Moore
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:reignEnd 1936-12-11
gptkbp:reignStart 1936-01-20
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:King_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
gptkbp:signature Edward VIII signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
His Royal Highness
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:termEnd 1945
gptkbp:titleAfterAbdication gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Magdalen_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4