Editing Duke of Windsor (section)

==History==
King Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936, so that he could marry the American [[Divorce|divorcée]] [[Wallis Simpson]]. At the time of the abdication, there was controversy as to how the former King should be titled. The new monarch, [[George VI|King George VI]], apparently brought up the idea of a title just after the abdication instrument was signed, and suggested using "the [[Surname|family name]]".<ref>This version is recounted in the Duke's [[memoir]] ''A King's Story''</ref> Neither the Instrument of Abdication signed by Edward VIII on 10 December 1936 nor its enabling legislation, [[His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936]], indicated whether the king was renouncing the privileges of [[Royal family|royal birth]] as well as relinquishing the throne.<ref>{{cite web|title=His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/3/introduction|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|accessdate=31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=His Majesty's Declaration Of Abdication Bill|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1936/dec/12/his-majestys-declaration-of-abdication|work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]|date=12 December 1936|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> On 12 December 1936, at the Accession Council of the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council of the United Kingdom]], George VI announced he would make his brother the "Duke of Windsor" with the style of ''[[Royal Highness]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34349|page=8111|date=12 December 1936}}</ref> That declaration is recorded in the ''[[The London Gazette|London Gazette]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34350|page=8115|date=15 December 1936}}</ref> The Dukedom was formalised by Letters Patent on 8 March 1937. Edward, as a [[Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom|royal duke]], could neither stand for election to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] nor speak on political subjects in the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[[Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram|Clive Wigram]]'s conversation with Sir [[Claud Schuster]], Clerk to the Crown and Permanent Secretary to the [[Lord Chancellor]] quoted in Bradford, p. 201</ref> On 3 June 1937, Edward married Simpson, who upon their marriage became the Duchess of Windsor. Following his abdication, Edward and Wallis lived in exile in Paris, France, except while he was [[List of governors of the Bahamas|Governor of the Bahamas]]. When Germany invaded France in May 1940, the duke and duchess moved to Spain and then Portugal until August when they set sail for the Bahamas. After the war, they became members of [[café society]] often splitting their time between Paris and the United States, which they visited frequently. During their stays in New York, they were fond of the [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf Astoria Hotel]]. The Duke suffered from ill health in his later years and died of cancer on 28 May 1972 in Paris. As the Duke died without issue, the title became extinct upon his death. [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] banned the title from being recreated during her reign.<ref>{{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Mackinley |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/who-duke-windsor-nobody-inherit-25007757 |title=Who was the Duke of Windsor and why did nobody inherit the title? |work=Berkshire Live |date=2022-09-14 |accessdate=2022-10-11}}</ref>

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| '''[[Edward VIII|Prince Edward]]'''<br />[[House of Windsor]]<br />1937–1972
| [[File:The Duke of Windsor (1945).jpg|100px|Prince Edward]]
| 23 June 1894<br />[[White Lodge, Richmond Park|White Lodge]], [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond]]<br />son of [[George V|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]
| [[Wallis Simpson]]<br />3 June 1937<br />
| 28 May 1972<br />[[Villa Windsor]], [[Paris]]<br />aged 77
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| colspan=5|''Edward had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.''
|}