326 days and Mrs Simpson
Edward VIII reigned for 326 days and was never crowned. He abdicated in December 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American who had divorced one husband and was in the process of divorcing a second.
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Edward VIII
1894–1972 · Windsor
King of the United Kingdom in 1936. Born at White Lodge. Died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Reigned
| 1936–1936 | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
Also held: King of the United Kingdom
Family
- Father
- George V
- Mother
- Mary of Teck
- Married
- Wallis Simpson 1937
- Siblings (5)
- George VI 1895
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood 1897
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900
Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902
Prince John of the United Kingdom 1905
Related to
- Edward VIII was the 30× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Edward VIII was the great-grandson of Victoria.
- Edward VIII was the third cousin 8 times removed of Louis XIV of France.