Name |
Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor) [1] |
Title |
H.M. |
Suffix |
King of the United Kingdom |
Born |
23 June 1894 |
White Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Decoration |
1910 [1] |
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.) |
Decoration |
1910 [1] |
Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.) |
Decoration |
1916 [1] |
Military Cross (M.C.) |
Decoration |
1917 [1] |
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) |
Decoration |
1917 [1] |
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) |
Decoration |
1920 [1] |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) |
Decoration |
1921 [1] |
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) |
Decoration |
1921 [1] |
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) |
Decoration |
1921 [1] |
Royal Victorian Chain (R.V.C.) |
Decoration |
1922 [1] |
Knight of the Order of the Thistle (K.T.) |
Decoration |
1927 [1] |
Knight of the Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) |
Decoration |
1936 [1] |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) |
Hereditary Title |
20 Jan. – 11 Dec. 1936 [1] |
By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India |
Hereditary Title |
8 March 1937 – 28 May 1972 [1] |
1st and last Duke of Windsor [U.K., 1937] |
Regnal Name |
Edward VIII [1] |
Died |
28 May 1972 |
Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France [1] |
Buried |
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England [1] |
Person ID |
I176 |
British Peerage & Gentry |
Last Modified |
24 June 2018 |
Father |
H.M. George V Frederick Ernest Albert (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom, b. 3 June 1865, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England , d. 20 Jan. 1936, Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England (Age 70 years) |
Mother |
H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg), of Teck, b. 26 May 1867, Kensington Palace, London, England , d. 24 March 1953, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England (Age 85 years) |
Married |
6 July 1893 |
Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England [1] |
Family ID |
F100 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |