Prince Edward VIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:born June 23, 1894
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Royal_Burial_Ground,_Frogmore
gptkbp:cultural_influence Fashion icon
gptkbp:died May 28, 1972
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:father gptkb: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 Prince Edward VIII
gptkbp:known_for Abdication crisis
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in British history
Symbol of royal abdication
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_of_Teck
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:David
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:None
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:reign_end December 11, 1936
gptkbp:reign_start January 20, 1936
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Windsor_family
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Henry,_Duke_of_Gloucester
gptkb:Mary,_Princess_Royal
gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Kent
gptkb:Albert,_Duke_of_York
gptkbp:significant_event Marriage to Wallis Simpson
Abdication
Death in Paris
Controversial speeches during WWII
Duke of Windsor's role in WWII
Post-abdication life in France
Return to Britain for the funeral of George VI
Visit to Germany in 1937
Visit to the United States in 1940
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wallis_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Windsor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Lost_Prince_(2003_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6