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Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallis Simpson (born Bessie Wallis Warfield; 19 June 1896 - 24 April 1986), who later became the Duchess of Windsor, caused a serious crisis in the mid-1930s when the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, Prince Edward, fell in love with her. However, she was married to another man, and she had already gotten a divorce from her first husband to marry him. In 1936, she divorced her second husband.[2]
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Duchess of Windsor (more) | |
![]() Simpson in c. 1934 | |
Born | Bessie Wallis Warfield (1896-06-19)June 19, 1896[1] Square Cottage, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 24, 1986(1986-04-24) (aged 89) 4 route du Champ d'Entraînement, Paris, France |
Burial | April 29, 1986 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Berkshire, England |
Spouse | Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.
(m. 1916; div. 1927)Ernest Aldrich Simpson
(m. 1928; div. 1937) |
Father | Teackle Wallis Warfield |
Mother | Alice Montague |
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