Edward VIII of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1894-1972)

Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York was born on the 23rd June 1894 at White Lodge in Richmond Park, to Prince George, Duke of York (1865-1936) and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1953). On the death of his great-grandmother, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), and his grandfather, Edward VII (1841-1910), his father became king, and Edward was granted the title Prince of Wales. In 1936, 25 years after his father became king, George died, leaving Edward as the heir to the throne. He reigned for less than a year, abdicating in December that year, so that he could marry american divorcee, Bessie Wallis Warfield (1896-1986). Upon the abdication, Edward was granted the title Duke of Windsor by his younger brother and successor, George VI (1895-1952). Edward and Wallis married on the 3rd June 1937 in Monts, France - where they continued to live until they were accused of being nazi sympathysers. From then on, he was appointed Governor of the Bahamas. After the war, he continued to live in France for the rest of his life, until his death on the 28th May 1972 at 4 Rue du Champ, Paris, aged 77.