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King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894

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

Death Date: 28 May 1972

Death Location: 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France

Father: King India

Mother: Queen Mary

Spouse(s): Bessie Warfield

Children(s): Marion Windsor, Albert Windsor, Florence Windsor, Carole Windsor

In 1894, King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, born to King George V George Frederick Ernest Albert King Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland And The British Dominions And Emperor Of India And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Of Teck Mary. King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor married Bessie Wallis Warfield, and had children including Albert Windsor, Carole J Windsor, Florence May Windsor, Marion Bessie Mary Windsor. King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor passed away in 1972 in 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1894, King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor entered the world in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, born to King George V George Frederick Ernest Albert King Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland And The British Dominions And Emperor Of India And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Of Teck Mary.
  • King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor married Bessie Wallis Warfield, and had children including Albert Windsor, Carole J Windsor, Florence May Windsor, Marion Bessie Mary Windsor.
  • King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor passed away in 1972 in 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Windsor's Ancestors

Self
King Windsor
1894–1972
Birth Place: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Parents
King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India
1865–1936
Marlborough House, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Queen (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga of Teck) Mary
1867–1953
Gran Londres, Londres, Kensington Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (Albert Edward VII**) Hanover
1841–1910
Buckingham Palace, St. James's, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Alexandra (of) Denmark
1844–1925
Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Francis (Paul Charles Louis Alexander of) Wurttemberg
1837–1900
Esseg, Kroatien-Slavonien Kronlaende, Austria
Mary Hanover
1833–1897
Hanover, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Albert Consort
1819–1861
HRH India
1819–1901
Duke Württemberg
1804–1885
Claudine Hohenstein)
1812–1841
Adolphus Hannover
1774–1850
Augusta Hesse-Kassel
1797–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Hanover
1763–1827
Victoria COBURG
1786–1861
George III,
1738–1820
Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1744–1818
Frederic Hessen-Kassel
1747–1837
Karoline Nassau
1762–1823

King Windsor's Descendants

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King (Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd)) Windsor (23 Jun 1894–28 May 1972) m. Bessie (Wallis) Warfield (19 JUN 1896–24 APR 1986)
  1. 1. Marion (Bessie (Mary)) Windsor 1914–1987 m. Albert (William) Windsor 1919–1994 m. Lawrence (Joseph) Mattoni 1909–1970
  2. 2. Albert Windsor 1920–
  3. 3. Florence (May) Windsor 1922–2013
  4. 4. Carole (J) Windsor 1940–2013

King Windsor's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 Jun 1894
Birth of King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
1972
28 May 1972
Age 78
Death of King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) 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 Park, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 29 May 1972; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.24609467,0.1764294,0.26118818&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1972
    Event Place: 4 Route Du Champ D'entraînement, Paris, Île-De-France, France
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 29 May 1972; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.24609467,0.1764294,0.26118818&xid=3355

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