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H.M. Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom

H.M. Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom

Male 1894 - 1972  (77 years)

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  1. 1.  H.M. Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor), King of the United KingdomH.M. Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 23 June 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England; died on 28 May 1972 in Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France; was buried in Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: Edward VIII
    • Decoration: 1910; Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.)
    • Decoration: 1910; Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.)
    • Decoration: 1916; Military Cross (M.C.)
    • Decoration: 1917; Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)
    • Decoration: 1917; Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.)
    • Decoration: 1920; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)
    • Decoration: 1921; Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.)
    • Decoration: 1921; Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.)
    • Decoration: 1921; Royal Victorian Chain (R.V.C.)
    • Decoration: 1922; Knight of the Order of the Thistle (K.T.)
    • Decoration: 1927; Knight of the Order of St. Patrick (K.P.)
    • Decoration: 1936; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)
    • Hereditary Title: 20 Jan. – 11 Dec. 1936; 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; 1st and last Duke of Windsor [U.K., 1937]

    Edward married Wallis Warfield on 3 June 1937 in Château de Candé, Monts, France. Wallis (daughter of Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague) was born on 19 June 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; died on 24 April 1986 in Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France; was buried in Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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