Resultado de búsqueda
20 de abr. de 2024 · Wallis Simpson. In full: Wallis Warfield, duchess of Windsor. Née: Bessie Wallis Warfield. Also called (1916–27): Wallis Warfield Spencer. Born: June 19, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died: April 24, 1986, Paris, France (aged 89) Notable Family Members: spouse Edward VIII.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
12 de abr. de 2024 · The daughter of the late Lord Mountbatten has revealed how her father struggled to recover family heirlooms from Wallis Simpson after they were taken by Edward VIII following his abdication and exile to France
23 de abr. de 2024 · In January 1934, Wallis became the mistress of the Prince of Wales, known as David in the family. Wallis eventually divorced her second husband in October 1936. On May 7, 1937, Wallis legally resumed her maiden name but continued to use the title “Mrs.” so she was Mrs. Wallis Warfield.
Hace 4 días · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
19 de abr. de 2024 · George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hace 6 días · Simpson's second wife was Wallis Warfield Spencer (1896–1986), the Baltimore-born former wife of Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. and the only child of Teackle Wallis Warfield. They married in London, England, on 21 July 1928, and divorced on 3 May 1937.
1 de may. de 2024 · His scandalous love affair with the twice-divorced American Wallis Warfield-Simpson threatened to push the monarchy into a crisis, and rather than give up Wallis, he abdicated the throne that...
