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

Birth Date: 23 June 1894

Birth Location: Richmond-upon-Thames

Death Date: 28 May 1972

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

Father: (King Windsor

Mother: Queen Mary

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In 1894, King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor entered the world in Richmond-upon-Thames, born to King George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Of Teck Mary. King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor passed away in 1972 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1894, King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor entered the world in Richmond-upon-Thames, born to King George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor And Queen Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Of Teck Mary.
  • King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor passed away in 1972 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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King Windsor's Ancestors

Self
King Windsor
1894–1972
Birth Place: Richmond-upon-Thames
Parents
(King George V) Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor
1865–1936
London, Middlesex, England
Queen (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga of Teck) Mary
1867–1953
Kenington Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
King (Albert Edward VII) Hanover
1841–1910
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Alexandra (Caroline Maria Charlotte Louise Julia Van Denemarken (of) Denmark)
1844–1925
Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Prince (Francis, Paul Charles Louis Alexander 1st Duke of) Teck
1837–1900
Osijek, Grad Osijek, Osječko-baranjska, Croatia
Mary Hanover
1833–1897
Hanover, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Victoria India
1819–1901
(Prince) Emmanuel
1819–1861
King Denmark
1818–1906
Queen Hessen
1817–1898
Duke Württemberg
1804–1885
Claudine Hohenstein)
1812–1841
Adolphus Hannover
1774–1850
Augusta Hesse-Kassel
1797–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Garter
1767–1820
Victoria Strathearn
1786–1861
George III,
1738–1820
Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1744–1818
Frederic Hessen-Kassel
1747–1837
Karoline Nassau
1762–1823

King Windsor's Timeline

2 Records

1894
23 June 1894
Birth of King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) Windsor in Richmond-upon-Thames
Richmond-upon-Thames
1972
28 May 1972
Age 78
Death of King Edward VIII (United Kingdom, Widsor, 2nd) 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: Richmond-upon-Thames
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1972
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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