Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor (duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, prince of Wales, king of England, duke of Windsor)

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Personal and Family Information

Edward was born on 23 JUN 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, the son of George V Frederick Ernest Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes von Teck.

He died on 28 MAY 1972 in Paris, Île-de-France, France .

His wife was Bessie Wallis Warfield, who he married on 3 JUN 1937 in Chateau de Cande, Monts, , France. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor
(1894-1972)

 

George V Frederick Ernest Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
(1865-1936)

 

Albert VII Edward von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
(1841-1910)

 

Albert Augustus Charles von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
(1819-1861)

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Alexandrina Victoria Hanover
(1819-1901)

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Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia af Danmark
(1844-1925)

 

Christian IX von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(1818-1906)

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Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie von Hessen-Kassel
(1817-1898)

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Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes von Teck
(1867-1953)

 

Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander von Teck
(1837-1900)

 

Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin von Württemberg
(1804-1885)

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Klaudia Zsuzsanna Rhédy de Kisrhéde
(1812-1841)

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Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge
(1833-1897)

 

Adolphus of Cambridge Hanover
(1774-1850)

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Auguste Wilhelmine Louise von Hessen-Kassel
(1797-1889)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 23 JUN 1894
Place: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Death 28 MAY 1972
Place: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Place: Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 6 MAY 1910 TO 23 JUN 1910 duke of Cornwall
Nobility Title FROM 23 JUN 1910 TO 20 JAN 1936 duke of Rothesay
Nobility Title FROM 9 NOV 1910 TO 20 JAN 1936 prince of Wales
Nobility Title FROM 20 JAN 1936 TO 11 DEC 1936 king of England
Nobility Title FROM 8 MAR 1937 TO 28 MAY 1972 duke of Windsor

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