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Name
Reign, the king of his full name is the United Kingdom, the British overseas dominions of the King and Emperor of India.
Edward was born in Richmond, Surrey, Palladian-style white wooden. His father was His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of York (later George V), is the only surviving son of Edward VII. His mother was the Duchess of York (later Queen Mary). Long as the great-grandson of Queen Victoria, Edward had been born was His Royal Highness Prince Edward of York title. His family called his full name of the last "David."
Military Life
In 1928, George V, Edward adjacent to Sunningdale in Berkshire's Fort Belvedere as residential. Edward then began to occur, and some married women affair, including 弗丽达达德 Leeward, Fonai Si marchioness and China 里丝辛普森. Mrs. Simpson has been married twice, was also her husband Ernest Simpson.
November 16, 1936, Edward VIII and Prime Minister Stanley. Baldwin expressed his meeting with Simpson, his wife married after a divorce the idea of marriage, Prime Minister Edward VIII told the idea is not accepted in spirit, because they, as the United Kingdom State church leaders, according to the teachings of the Church of England divorce and remarriage are not acceptable, and the other, people can not accept Mrs Simpson as queen.
Edward VIII on December 10, 1936 Duke of York in three brothers. Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent in Bervid castle witnessed the signing of 15 documents to the demise of the various dominions, the following day, his last time as the King approved the "Act 1936, His Majesty the King to abdicate."
Windsor
In 1937, the Duke of Windsor and his wife to Germany as the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's personal guest. They later settled in France. August 18, 1940, the Duke of Windsor was the British Government sent to the Bahamas as Governor of the colony, until July 28, 1945.
Spouse Crescent wire Warfield
His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor title
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall
His Royal Highness Prince Edward of York
Praise God Save the King's Royal
Father, George V
Richmond, Surrey, White House
Funeral June 5, 1972
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