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{{Infobox royalty
| title =
| image = HM in 71.jpg
| caption = Edward in 1971
| alt = A photograph of Edward in his twenties
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| coronation = 12 May 1937
| predecessor = George V
▲20 January 1936 - 28 May 1972
| successor = [[Elizabeth II]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Queen Irene of the United Kingdom|Princess Irene of Greece]]|1928}}
| succession1 = Emperor of India
| reign1 = 20 January 1936 – {{nowrap|15 August 1947}}
| predecessor1 = George V
| successor1 = ''Position abolished''
|[[Victor I of the United Kingdom | Victor]]▼
| full name = Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
| house = {{Plainlist}}
* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
* Windsor (from 1917)
{{Endplainlist}}
| father = George V
| mother = Mary of Teck
| birth_name = Prince Edward of York
| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|6|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, [[United Kingdom]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|5|28|1894|6|23|df=y}}
| death_place = Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
| burial_date = 5 June 1972
| burial_place = Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| religion = Protestant
| module = {{Infobox military person
| embed = yes
| allegiance = United Kingdom
| branch = {{Plainlist}}
* Royal Air Force
{{Endplainlist}}
| rank = Admiral of the Fleet <br>Major General<br>Group Captain
| servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records -->
| unit =
| awards = Military Cross}}
[[Category:Royalty]]
▲|British
▲|Royal House:
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▲[[Category:England]]
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