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Edward VIII Windsor 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1894

Birth Location: White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Death Date: 28 MAY 1972

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: George V

Mother: Mary Teck

Spouse(s): Wallis Warfield

Children(s): Mary Windsor, Albert Windsor

The story of Edward VIII Windsor began in 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. Edward VIII Windsor married Wallis Bessie Warfield, and had children including Albert Windsor, Mary Windsor. Edward VIII Windsor passed away in 1972 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward VIII Windsor began in 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.
  • Edward VIII Windsor married Wallis Bessie Warfield, and had children including Albert Windsor, Mary Windsor.
  • Edward VIII Windsor passed away in 1972 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Windsor's Ancestors

Self
Edward Windsor
1894–1972
Birth Place: White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Parents
George Frederick Ernst Albert Windsor, Prince of Wales later King George V
1865–1936
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Mary (of) Teck
1867–1953
Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Grandparents
King (Edward VII of) England
1841–1910
X (Alexandra of) Denmark
1844–1925
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Francis (Paul Charles Louis Alexander Teck) Wurttemberg
1837–1900
Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Princess (Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth) Hannover,
1833–1897
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Franz SAXE-COBOURG-GOTHA
1819–1861
"Queen England
1819–1901
King ?
1818–1906
Louise Hessen-Kassel
1817–1898
Duke Teck
1804–1885
Claudine Kis-Rhéde
1812–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ernest Gotha
1784–1844
Louise Altenburg
1800–1831
William GUELPH
1765–1837
Dorothy Bland
1761–1816
Frédéric WÜRTEMBERG
1754–1816
Princess Weilburg
1780–1857
László Kis-Rhéde
1773–1835
Ágnes Nagy-Várad
1788–1856

Edward Windsor's Descendants

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Edward (VIII) Windsor (23 JUN 1894–28 MAY 1972) m. Wallis ("Bessie") Warfield (19 JUN 1896–24 APR 1986)
  1. 1. Mary Windsor 1915–
  2. 2. Albert Windsor 1920–

Edward Windsor's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 JUN 1894
Birth of Edward VIII Windsor in White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
1972
28 MAY 1972
Age 78
Death of Edward VIII Windsor in 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France
4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1894
    Event Place: White Lodge, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Paris City
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Monts, France
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1972
    Event Place: 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France
    Record Source: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

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