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King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894

Birth Location: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England

Death Date: 28 May 1972

Death Location: Paris, France

Father: King V

Mother: Queen Teck

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In 1894, King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, born to King George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor V And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Of Teck. King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII married Wallis Simpson. King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII passed away in 1972 in Paris, France.

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Biography

  • In 1894, King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, born to King George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor V And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Of Teck.
  • King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII married Wallis Simpson.
  • King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII passed away in 1972 in Paris, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

King V
1865–1936
Birth Location: London, England
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Queen Teck
1867–1953
Birth Location: Kensington Palace, London, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King VIII's Ancestors

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King VIII
1894–1972
Birth Place: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Parents
King George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor V
1865–1936
London, England
Queen (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of) Teck
1867–1953
Kensington Palace, London, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King VIII's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 Jun 1894
Birth of King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
1972
28 May 1972
Age 78
Death of King Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor VIII in Paris, France
Paris, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1894
    Event Place: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1972
    Event Place: Paris, France
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