Ruler · 1894 – 1972
Edward VIII
Lived 1894 – 1972; monarch, military personnel. Monarch of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom), 1936; also in the line of Canada, New Zealand, British Empire, British Raj, Union of South Africa, Irish Free State, Gold Coast, Bechuanaland Protectorate and British rule in Burma.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.
- Lived
- 1894 – 1972
- 78 years
- Lines
- 10
- states
- Left it
- abdicated
- Wikidata's end cause on the term
Monarch of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom · the 2nd of 5 dated reigns · 1927 – 2022
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Reigned 1936 · under a year · came to it aged 42
- Came to it
- the child of the ruler before, on record
- Left it
- abdicatedWikidata's end cause on the term: abdication of Edward VIII
Also in the line of Canada (4th of 7), New Zealand (1st of 4), British Empire (17th of 19), British Raj (4th of 5), Union of South Africa (4th of 11), Irish Free State (4th of 5), Gold Coast (6th of 8), Bechuanaland Protectorate (4th of 6) and British rule in Burma (4th of 5).
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