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At Fort Belvedere, on 10 December, Edward signed his written abdication notices, witnessed by his three younger brothers: Prince Albert, Duke of York (who succeeded Edward as George VI); Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; and Prince George, Duke of Kent.
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Nov 24, 2009 · After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the...
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Dec 11, 2023 · On 11 December 1936, unable to reconcile his desire for US divorcée Wallis Simpson with his role as King, Edward VIII made the shocking decision to abdicate the throne, bringing an end to a...
- Myles Burke
Jun 2, 2020 · On December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom addressed his subjects via a radio announcement that was expected and still shocking.
Jun 19, 2024 · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
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Aug 4, 2017 · The king had a stark choice: leave Wallis, marry her in defiance of Parliament or abdicate his throne. There was only one answer. Edward VIII is the only British sovereign to ever step down voluntarily – and he did it in the name of love.
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
