King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkb:monarchy
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 never crowned
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-05-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Queen_Mary_of_Teck
gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:knownFor abdication to marry Wallis Simpson
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
Admiral of the Fleet
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Emperor_of_India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Dominions_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Mary_of_Teck
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:noChildren true
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:abdication_crisis
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:reignEnd 1936-12-11
gptkbp:reignStart 1936-01-20
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Villa_Windsor,_Paris
gptkb:Fort_Belvedere,_Windsor
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_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:signature Edward VIII signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:style His Royal Highness
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_India
gptkb:King
gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Christian_IX_of_Denmark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6