King Edward VIII

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

GPTKB entity

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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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	King Edward VIII