Edward VIII. — Edward „David“, Herzog von Windsor im Jahre 1945 Edward VIII. Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, genannt David (* 23. Juni 1894 in White Lodge; † 28. Mai 1972 in Paris) war von 1910 bis 1936 Prince of Wales, von Januar bis zu seiner… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Edward VIII — Edward VIII, King (1894 1972) the British king in 1936. He was forced to ↑abdicate (=give up being king) because he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had been married before. This event is known as the Abdication . After he… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Edward VIII — later Duke of Windsor … Wikipedia
Edward VIII — (Duke of Windsor) 1894 1972, king of Great Britain 1936: abdicated (son of George V; brother of George VI). * * * born June 23, 1894, Richmond, Surrey, Eng. died May 28, 1972, Paris, France King of the United Kingdom (1936) who abdicated… … Universalium
Edward VIII — noun King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894 1972) • Syn: ↑Edward, ↑Duke of Windsor • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great… … Useful english dictionary
Edward VIII Bay — (coord|66|50|S|57|0|E|) is a bay about 20 miles (32 km) in extent, entered between Edward VIII Plateau and the Oygarden Group. It was discovered in 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby, and named for King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Edward VIII abdication crisis — The Edward VIII abdication crisis occurred in the British Empire in 1936, when the desire of King Emperor Edward VIII to marry his mistress, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American socialite, caused a constitutional crisis.The marriage was… … Wikipedia
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom — ] In June 1953, instead of attending the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London, the Duke and Duchess watched the ceremony on television in Paris. The Duke was paid $100,000 to write an extensive, 10,000 word article on the coronation for an… … Wikipedia
Edward VIII du Royaume-Uni — Édouard VIII du Royaume Uni Édouard VIII Roi du Royaume Uni … Wikipédia en Français
Edward VIII — /ˈɛdwəd/ (say edwuhd) noun (Duke of Windsor), 1894–1972, king of Great Britain in 1936 (son of George V and brother of George VI); the only British monarch to abdicate …