Noun
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Source: WordNetBloch, The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor, p. 259 The Duchess bitterly resented the denial of the royal title and the refusal of the Duke's relatives to accept her as part of the family. Source: Internet
The castle of Enzesfeld, 30 miles south of Vienna, on December 14, 1936, where the Duke of Windsor, ex-King Edward of Great Britain, was the guest of Baron Eugene Rothschild. Source: Internet
Edward VIII was assigned the title of the Duke of Windsor by his brother, and then he married Mrs. Simpson in France in June 1937, after her divorce from Ernest Simpson had become final. Source: Internet
The Duke of Windsor, p. 69 "He had a tremendous zest for pleasure but he also had a real sense of duty", wrote J. B. Priestley. Source: Internet
;Canadian Garrison In April 1942 the United Kingdom asked Canada to provide military support in Nassau, in part to provide protection services to H.R.H. the Duke of Windsor. Source: Internet
Letter from George VI to the Duke of Windsor, quoted in Rhodes James, p. 127 He became king at a point when public faith in the monarchy was at a low ebb. During his reign his people endured the hardships of war, and imperial power was eroded. Source: Internet