Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Wettin Net Worth
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Wettin Net Worth is
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Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Wettin Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937, for Prince Edward, the former King Edward VIII, following his abdication in December 1936. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, a residence of English monarchs since the time of Henry I, following the Norman Conquest, is situated. Windsor has been the house name of the Royal Family since 1917. | Full Name | Edward VIII |
| Date Of Birth | June 23, 1894 |
| Died | May 28, 1972, Villa Windsor |
| Place Of Birth | Richmond Park, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Writer |
| Education | Magdalen College, Oxford, Britannia Royal Naval College |
| Spouse | Wallis Simpson |
| Parents | George V, Mary of Teck |
| Siblings | George VI, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Prince George, Duke of Kent |
| Movies | A King's Story |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [his public statement after abdicating his throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor] "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love." |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Though officially his first name was Edward, he was known to family and close friends as David. |
| 2 | Introduced to Wallis Simpson by his then-mistress Thelma Converse. |
| 3 | Uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Prince William of Gloucester, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Edward, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. |
| 4 | Is portrayed by Richard Chamberlain in The Woman I Love (1972), Edward Fox in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), Anthony Andrews in The Woman He Loved (1988), Stephen Campbell Moore in Wallis & Edward (2005), and Guy Pearce in The King's Speech (2010). |
| 5 | The song "Edward VIII" by Lord Caresser was the most popular calypso record in 1937. |
| 6 | Is buried in the Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore. |
| 7 | Lived at 4 rue du Champ d'Entraînement in Paris, where the City of Paris provided him a house. |
| 8 | As he visited Germany and met Adolf Hitler in 1937, he was accused to be pro-Nazi and finally moved to the Bahamas as Govenor and Commander-in-Chief during World War II. |
| 9 | He outlived his younger brother King George VI by twenty years. The only other English or British monarch to outlive their successor is James II who died in 1701, almost seven years after the death of his daughter Mary II. |
| 10 | In the final year of his life, he underwent a hernia operation. |
| 11 | He was unable to attend the state funeral of his former friend and ally Sir Winston Churchill in January 1965 because he was recovering from a serious eye operation at King Edward VII hospital in London. |
| 12 | First monarch of England to be a qualified pilot. |
| 13 | First British or English monarch to die outside of Britain since King James II in 1701. |
| 14 | After Lady Jane Grey and Edward V, he is the third shortest reigning monarch in British history. |
| 15 | He was the first monarch since King James II of England in 1689 whose reign did not end with his death. |
| 16 | Along with Lady Jane Grey and Edward V, he is one of only three British or English monarchs never to be crowned. |
| 17 | Son of King George V and Queen Mary |
| 18 | Brother of Mary the Princess Royal (aka Victoria, 1897-1965), Prince Henry (Duke of Gloucester), Prince George (Duke of Kent), and Prince John (1905-1919). |
| 19 | Married Wallis Simpson (the Duchess of Windsor) in France in 1937. He only returned to England a few times - briefly after the end of the World War II in 1945, for the funeral of his brother, King George VI, in 1952, for the funeral of his mother, Queen Mary, in 1953 and for the unveiling of a statue of his mother in 1967. |
| 20 | He was the only British king and emperor to voluntarily abdicate the throne. |
| 21 | For approximately nine hours after his abdication he bore no official title, he was simply "His Royal Highness The Prince Edward." He was not created "His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor" until the morning after he left England. |
| 22 | He had to give his Royal Assent to the Act of Parliament confirming his abdication. By a quirk in their constitution he remained King of Ireland for an extra day. |
| 23 | His close friend Winston Churchill (then a backbencher) suggested setting up a "King's Party" as a group to try to sway public opinion and the establishment in favor of Edward remaining on the throne after marrying Wallis Simpson (the Duchess of Windsor). |
| 24 | He was the last monarch to serve his entire reign as Emperor of India. |
| 25 | The coronation that had been planned for him went on as scheduled, but for his brother HM King George VI. |
| 26 | Elder brother of King George VI. As the first son of King George V, he had been invested as the Prince of Wales in 1911. He abdicated before his coronation. |
| 27 | Changed his name seven times in his life: was born Prince Edward of York, then Prince Edward of Cornwall and York, then Prince Edward of Wales, then Duke of Cornwall, then Prince of Wales, the King Edward VIII, and finally Duke of Windsor. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A King's Story | 1965 | Documentary book "A King's Story" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pariser Journal | 1966 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A King's Story | 1965 | Documentary | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1956 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Salute to Valour | 1937 | Documentary | Himself (as Edward VIII) |
| Remembrance | 1927 | Himself (as Prince of Wales) | |
| The Power of Right | 1919 | Himself (as Prince of Wales) | |
| The Warrior Strain | 1919 | Himself (as Prince of Wales) | |
| A Royal Visit to Ireland | 1913 | Documentary short | Himself (as Prince of Wales) |
| Two Generations of Britain's Future Kings | 1901 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Conspiracy | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - King Edward VIII / Duke of Windsor |
| Million Dollar American Princesses | 2015 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Greatest Mysteries | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Turn Back Time: The Family | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Queen and Her Prime Ministers | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Diamond Queen | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Revealed | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Queen: A Life in Film | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Monarchy with David Starkey | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Girl 27 | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Abdication: A Very British Coup | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Timewatch | 1982-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Power, Privilege & Justice | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Edouard VIII d'Angleterre | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Churchill | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Royal Deaths and Diseases | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| A Royal Family | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Reputations | 1999-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hitler's Victory | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Real George V | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Prince of Wales: Kings in Waiting | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (as Edward VIII) |
| Biography | 1996-1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The King and Queen: The War Years | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself (as King Edward VIII) |
| Edward on Edward | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Champagne Safari | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fame in the Twentieth Century | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| A Year to Remember | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself - Proclaimed Edward VIII, Abdicates |
| End of Empire | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Man Who Saw Tomorrow | 1981 | Himself - Scottish Costume, with Wallis (uncredited) | |
| The World at War | 1973 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Pariser Journal | 1968 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Guns of August | 1964 | Documentary | Himself - at Funeral of Edward VII, Walks with Father (as Prince Edward) |
| Biography | 1963 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dusk | 1962 | Short documentary | Himself (as Edward VIII) |
| Project XX | 1956-1959 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Former King of England / Himself - British Royalty |
| Zwischen Glück und Krone | 1959 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Twentieth Century | 1957 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| I Never Forget a Face | 1956 | Short documentary | Himself (as Prince Edward) |
| Nostradamus Says So! | 1953 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Naughty Twenties | 1951 | Documentary short | Himself (as Prince of Wales) |
| Näin syntyi nykypäivä... 1900-1950 | 1951 | Documentary | Himself |
| Forgotten Treasure | 1943 | Short | Himself (as Prince of Wales) |
Known for movies
A King's Story (1965)
as Writer
Two Generations of Britain's Future Kings (1901)
as Himself
The Warrior Strain (1919)
as Himself
Remembrance (1927)
as Himself