His Royal Highness Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Wales

Later King Edward VIII, 20 Jan to 11 Dec 1936; then Duke of Windsor from 1937
Born
23 June 1894, Richmond upon Thames (Surrey), England
Died
28 May 1972, Paris, France
Sex
Male
Father
King George V of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India
Mother
Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck (Queen Mary)
Married Bessie Wallis Warfield (later Spencer then Simpson then Warfield, then Duchess of Windsor)

Degrees

1920Doctor of LawsThe University of Melbourne
1920Doctor of Laws (ad eundum gradum)The University of Adelaide
1920Doctor of Laws (ad eundum gradum)The University of Sydney

Career

  • Prince of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • Reigned as Edward VIII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India from 20 Jan 1936 to 11 Dec 1936 (abdicated).
  • Created Duke of Windsor in the peerage of the UK 1937.

Notes

Melb degree not stated as being hc/aeg.
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