Edward VIII [1894-1972] -- King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India
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né WINDSOR, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Emperor of India
Duke of Cornwall (1910)
Duke of Rothesay (1910)
Earl of Carrick (1910)
Baron Renfrew (1910)
Lord of the Isles (1910)
Great Steward of Scotland (1910)
Prince of Wales (1910)
Earl of Chester (1910)
Duke of Windsor (1937)
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Bahamas (1940)
Duke of Cornwall (1910)
Duke of Rothesay (1910)
Earl of Carrick (1910)
Baron Renfrew (1910)
Lord of the Isles (1910)
Great Steward of Scotland (1910)
Prince of Wales (1910)
Earl of Chester (1910)
Duke of Windsor (1937)
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Bahamas (1940)
a/k/a
India, Sovereign (1936): King-EmperorIreland, Sovereign (1936)
United Kingdom, Sovereign (1936)
He abdicated the throne less than a year after his accession in order to marry
the divorcée Wallis Simpson. 
Chronology |
1910 | Earl of Carrick |
1910 | Baron Renfrew |
1910 | Duke of Cornwall |
1910 | Duke of Rothesay |
1910 | Prince of Wales |
1910 | Earl of Chester |
1910 | Lord of the Isles |
1910 | Great Steward of Scotland |
1936 | First British monarch to fly in an aeroplane |
1936 | Only British monarch to have voluntarily relinquished the throne |
1936/12/11 | Abdication |
1936ca | First monarch to be a qualified pilot |
1937 | Duke of Windsor |
1937/06/03 | He marries Simpson |
1940 | Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Bahamas |
1940/08 | First British monarch to hold civilian political office (Governor of the Bahamas) |
