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King Edward VIII Windsor 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1894

Birth Location: White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England

Death Date: 28 May 1972

Death Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: King Windsor

Mother: Victoria Wales

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Children(s):

In 1894, King Edward VIII Windsor entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England, born to King George V Frederick Albert Windsor And Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Wurttemberg Hm Mary Queen Consort Of The United Kingdom Empress Consort Of India Princess Of Wales. King Edward VIII Windsor passed away in 1972 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1894, King Edward VIII Windsor entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England, born to King George V Frederick Albert Windsor And Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Wurttemberg Hm Mary Queen Consort Of The United Kingdom Empress Consort Of India Princess Of Wales.
  • King Edward VIII Windsor passed away in 1972 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Windsor
1865–1939
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Victoria Wales
1867–1953
Birth Location: Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Windsor's Ancestors

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King Windsor
1894–1972
Birth Place: White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England
Parents
King George V Frederick Albert Windsor
1865–1939
London, Middlesex, England
Victoria (Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Württemberg, HM MARY, Queen Consort of The United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India, Princess of) Wales
1867–1953
Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Albert (Francis Victor Charles Emmanuel Clarence Consort of England SAXE) COBURG
1819–1861
Schloss Rosenau, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Austria
Victoria (Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland England Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of) India
1819–1901
Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Frans (Paul Karel Lodewijk Alexander Van) Wurttemberg
1837–1900
Osijek, Grad Osijek, Osjecko-Baranjska, Croatia
HRH (Princess Mary Adelaide (Mary Adelaide Wilhelmena Elizabeth) of Cambridge, HRH the Duchess of Teck, HRH Princess Francis of) Teck
1833–1897
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Edward Father
1767–1820
Victoria Strathearn
1786–1861
Adolphus Hanover
1774–1850
Augusta Hesse-Kassel
1797–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George England
1738–1820
Sophie England
1744–1818

King Windsor's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 June 1894
Birth of King Edward VIII Windsor in White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England
White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England
1972
28 May 1972
Age 78
Death of King Edward VIII Windsor in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

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

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