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Edward VIII

1894 - 1972

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Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. Edward was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king. As a young man, Edward served in the British Army during the First World War and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward VIII is the 35th most popular politician (up from 488th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 116th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Politician.

Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward VIII ranks 35 out of 19,576. Before him are Commodus, Edward VI of England, Mehmed the Conqueror, Huang Xianfan, William McKinley, and Umar. After him are Ulysses S. Grant, George III of the United Kingdom, Kim Il-sung, Constantine the Great, David, and Martin Van Buren.

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Among people born in 1894, Edward VIII ranks 1. After him are Nikita Khrushchev, Rudolf Hess, Gavrilo Princip, Aldous Huxley, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Georges Lemaître, Boris III of Bulgaria, Jean Renoir, Maximilian Kolbe, and John Ford. Among people deceased in 1972, Edward VIII ranks 1. After him are Harry S. Truman, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Ip Man, Frederick IX of Denmark, Ezra Pound, Yasunari Kawabata, M. C. Escher, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Neilia Hunter Biden, Kwame Nkrumah, and Paul-Henri Spaak.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward VIII ranks 17 out of 8,785. Before him are Charlie Chaplin (1889), George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), Elizabeth II (1926), Edward VII (1841), and Edward VI of England (1537). After him are George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), James Watt (1736), and Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward VIII ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533), George VI (1895), Charles I of England (1600), George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), and Edward VI of England (1537). After him are George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), John, King of England (1166), and Richard III of England (1452).

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