King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:born 23 June 1894
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Royal_Burial_Ground,_Frogmore
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkbp:crowned Not crowned
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on British monarchy
gptkbp:died 28 May 1972
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Edward_Albert_Christian_George_Andrew_Patrick_David
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Windsor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:influenced Modern monarchy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:known_for Abdication crisis
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in British history
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Mary
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:David
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:None
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:reign_end 11 December 1936
gptkbp:reign_start 20 January 1936
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Royal_Family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:resigned 11 December 1936
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:title_held gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Baron_of_Renfrew
gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter
gptkb:King_of_England
gptkb:Lord_of_the_Isles
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order
gptkb:Duke_of_Cornwall
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Thistle
gptkb:Prince
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Duke_of_Rothesay
gptkb:Emperor_of_India
Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force
Honorary Colonel of the Royal Scots Greys
Honorary Colonel of the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_House_of_Sweden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5