Edward VIII biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of King Edward VIII

Author Name:

King Edward VIII

Born As:

Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David

Other Names:

Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay Prince of Wales Duke of Windsor

Born:

23 Jun 1894

Died:

28 May 1972




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Monarch                          
                          
Mother Mary of Teck
Father George V                          
1936 - King of Britain                          
Source: Wikipedia

King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.

One of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British and Commonwealth history. He was never crowned.

The Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at his Obersalzberg retreat - October, 1937.

Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Nazi Germany and thought that Anglo-German relations could have been improved through Edward if it were not for the abdication.