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| − | | type = monarch | + | | type = Leader |
| − | | name = Edward VIII | + | | name = ByteSyem |
| | | image = Prince-Edward-Duke-of-Windsor-King-Edward-VIII.jpg | | | image = Prince-Edward-Duke-of-Windsor-King-Edward-VIII.jpg |
| | | alt = | | | alt = |
| | | caption = Portrait of Edward the [[Prince of Wales]] by Lafayette, around 1922 | | | caption = Portrait of Edward the [[Prince of Wales]] by Lafayette, around 1922 |
| − | | reign = 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 | + | | reign = 20 January 1936 – Gloom of the stool |
| − | | succession = [[List of British monarchs|King of the United Kingdom]] and the [[British Dominions]], [[Emperor of India]] | + | | succession = [[List of Leader of USSR]] and the [[British Dominions]], [[President of China]] |
| | | moretext = ([[Style of the British sovereign#Styles of British sovereigns|more...]]) | | | moretext = ([[Style of the British sovereign#Styles of British sovereigns|more...]]) |
| − | | predecessor = [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] | + | | predecessor = [[Alexander Kerensky]] Later ByteUjiotio |
| − | | successor = [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] | + | | successor = [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] |
| | | reg-type = Prime Ministers | | | reg-type = Prime Ministers |
| | | regent = {{List collapsed|1=[[Joseph Lyons]] ([[Prime Minister of Australia|Australia]])<br />[[William Lyon Mackenzie King|William King]] ([[Prime Minister of Canada|Canada]])<br />[[Éamon de Valera]] ([[President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|Ireland]])<br />[[Michael Joseph Savage|Michael Savage]] ([[Prime Minister of New Zealand|New Zealand]])<br />[[J. B. M. Hertzog]] ([[Prime Minister of South Africa|South Africa]])<br />[[Stanley Baldwin]] ([[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK]])}} | | | regent = {{List collapsed|1=[[Joseph Lyons]] ([[Prime Minister of Australia|Australia]])<br />[[William Lyon Mackenzie King|William King]] ([[Prime Minister of Canada|Canada]])<br />[[Éamon de Valera]] ([[President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|Ireland]])<br />[[Michael Joseph Savage|Michael Savage]] ([[Prime Minister of New Zealand|New Zealand]])<br />[[J. B. M. Hertzog]] ([[Prime Minister of South Africa|South Africa]])<br />[[Stanley Baldwin]] ([[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK]])}} |
| − | | spouse = ''(post-abdication)''<br />[[Wallis, Duchess of Windsor|Wallis Simpson]] | + | | spouse = [[Anne De Gaulle]] |
| − | | full name = Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David | + | | full name = Edward VIII |
| − | | house = [[House of Windsor]] | + | | house = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| − | | father = [[George V]] | + | | father = [[FranklinSyem]] |
| − | | mother = [[Mary of Teck]] | + | | mother = [[Queen Elizabeth I]] |
| | + | | grand father = [[George III of Britain|George III]] |
| | | birth_date = 23 June 1894 | | | birth_date = 23 June 1894 |
| | | birth_place = [[White Lodge, Richmond Park|White Lodge]], [[Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey)|Richmond]], [[Surrey]], England | | | birth_place = [[White Lodge, Richmond Park|White Lodge]], [[Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey)|Richmond]], [[Surrey]], England |
| | | death_date = 28 May 1972 (aged 77) | | | death_date = 28 May 1972 (aged 77) |
| − | | death_place = 4 Rue du Champ d'Entraînement, [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], Paris, France | + | | death_place = Gloom of the stool [[Hengry VIII] Like Hengry VII and Hengry The VIII |
| − | | burial_date = 5 June 1972 | + | | burial_date = [[Hegry The VII of England|Hegry VII]] |
| | | burial_place = [[Royal Burial Ground|Frogmore]], [[Berkshire]] | | | burial_place = [[Royal Burial Ground|Frogmore]], [[Berkshire]] |
| | | signature = Edwardsig.svg | | | signature = Edwardsig.svg |
| | |title=Duke of Windsor}} | | |title=Duke of Windsor}} |
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| − | '''Edward VIII''' (born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was [[British monarchs|King]] of the [[United Kingdom]], from 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936. He was born at [[White Lodge, Richmond Park]] in [[London]]. | + | '''ByteSyem''' (born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was [[British monarchs|King]] of the [[United Kingdom]], from 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936. He was born at [[White Lodge, Richmond Park]] in [[London]]. |
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| | Edward [[abdicated]] (resigned) from the [[throne]], because he wanted to [[marriage|marry]] the [[United States|American]] woman [[Wallis Simpson]]. Simpson had been married twice before. As King, he was Head of the [[Church of England]], and the Church did not support [[divorce]]. After abdicating as king, he was known as His Royal Highness the '''Duke of Windsor'''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34349 |date= 12 December 1936|page=8111 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34350 |date=15 December 1936 |page=8115 }}</ref> His wife was not allowed to be called "Her Royal Highness".<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34402 |date=28 May 1937 |page=3429 }}</ref> | | Edward [[abdicated]] (resigned) from the [[throne]], because he wanted to [[marriage|marry]] the [[United States|American]] woman [[Wallis Simpson]]. Simpson had been married twice before. As King, he was Head of the [[Church of England]], and the Church did not support [[divorce]]. After abdicating as king, he was known as His Royal Highness the '''Duke of Windsor'''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34349 |date= 12 December 1936|page=8111 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34350 |date=15 December 1936 |page=8115 }}</ref> His wife was not allowed to be called "Her Royal Highness".<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34402 |date=28 May 1937 |page=3429 }}</ref> |