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Edward Windsor (British royal) | ||||||||||||
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King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on holiday in Yugoslavia, 1936 | ||||||||||||
Born | Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 23 June 1894 Surrey, England | |||||||||||
Died | 28 May 1972 (Age 77) Paris, France | |||||||||||
Nationality | UK | |||||||||||
Alma mater | Royal Naval College Osborne, Britannia Royal Naval College, Magdalen College (Oxford) | |||||||||||
Parents | • George V • Mary of Teck | |||||||||||
Spouse | Wallis Simpson | |||||||||||
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Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
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