Edward VIII

Edward VIII

1894--1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1936; son of George V and brother of George VI. He abdicated in order to marry an American divorc?e, Mrs Wallis Simpson (1896--1986); created Duke of Windsor (1937)

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Edward VIII

(1894–1972) and Wallis Warfield Simpson (1896—) British king abdicates throne to marry divorcee (1936). [Br. Hist.: NCE, 835]

See: Lovers, Famous

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Edward VIII

(1894–1972) King of Britain whose decision to marry a divorcee forced him to abdicate throne (1936). [Br. Hist.: NCE, 835–836]

See: Scandal

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