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Edward Viii

see synonyms of edward viii

Noun

1. duke of windsor, edward, edward viii

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Edward Viii

see synonyms of edward viii
noun
1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1936; son of George V and brother of George VI. He abdicated in order to marry an American divorcée, Mrs Wallis Simpson (1896–1986); created Duke of Windsor (1937)

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Edward Viii

see synonyms of edward viii
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1936) who precipitated a constitutional crisis by his determination to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American who had been divorced. He abdicated, married (1937), and spent much of the rest of his life in France.

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