King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

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HM The King of the United Kingdom
Titles King of the United Kingdom
Reign 20 January 1936 - 28 May 1972
Coronation 12 May 1937
Predecessor George V
Successor James III
Biographical Information
Born 23 June 1894

London, England, United Kingdom

Died 28 May 1972 (aged 77)

Windsor, England, United Kingdom

Spouse Princess Maud of Fife

(m. 1923; w. 1945)

Issue James III

Prince George

Name Edward Albert Christian George Andrew

Patrick David

House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father King George V of the United Kingdom
Mother Princess Mary of Teck
Religion Anglican

General

Life[edit | edit source]

TBA

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

TBA

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
James III 9 July 1924 12 October 2016 (aged 92) Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1954); had issue
Prince George 23 September 1929 22 June 2015 (aged 85) The Honourable Caroline Dewar (m. 1956); had issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1894-1901 Prince Edward of York
  • 1901-1910 Prince Edward of Wales
  • 1910-1911 Prince Edward, Duke of Cornwall
  • 1911-1936 Edward, Prince of Wales
  • 1936-1972 Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
King George V of the United Kingdom King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Princess Alexandra of Denmark

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

King Christian IX of Denmark

Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Prince Edward of the United Kingdom

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Charlotte of Denmark

Princess Mary of Teck Duke Francis of Teck

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge

Prince Alexander of Wurttemberg

Countess Claudine of Kis-Rhede

Prince Adolphus of the United Kingdom

Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Louis of Wurttemberg

Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

Laszlo, Count of Kis-Rhede

Agnes von Nagy-Varad

King George III of the United Kingdom

Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen