Birth of Edward VIII:
June 23, 1894, White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Death:
May 27, 1972, Paris, France; Buried at Windsor Castle in Berkshire
Early Influences:
- Influenced by his male nanny, valet and butler, Finch
- Was not close to his father, King George V
- Winston Churchill was mentor and friend
- Henry Hansell was tutor and friend
Education:
- Royal Naval College at Osborne, Isle of Wight in 1907
- Dartmouth Royal Naval College in 1909
- Magdalen College, Oxford University in 1912
Major Accomplishments:
- Coronated Prince of Wales in 1911
- Succeeded to throne after his father died in 1936, reigned for 325 days
- Named Duke of Windsor by his brother, King George VI, on December 12, 1936 - two days after Edward's abdication
- Appointed Governor of the Bahamas by Winston Churchill - 1940-45
Significance of Edward VIII:
- Fell in love with a married woman - Mrs. Wallis Simpson - an American married to a British subject
- Abdicated his throne on December 10, 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson
- After marrying Wallis Simpson on June 3, 1937, lived the rest of his life outside of Great Britain
- Thought to be a Nazi sympathizer by the British after his visit to Germany in October, 1937
- During World War II, escaped from Paris during the fall of France and went to Lisbon
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