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Edward VIII
Edward VIII
	Head of The Commonwealth
	King of the United Kingdom; and the British Dominions
Reign	20 January 1936 – 28 May 1972;
Coronation	12 May 1937
Predecessor	George V
Successor	Elizabeth II
	Emperor of India
Reign	20 January 1936 – 15 August 1947 ; (11 years, 207 days)
Predecessor	George V
Successor	Post Abolished
Born	23 June 1894; York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died	28 May 1972 (aged 77); Windsor Castle, Windsor, United Kingdom
Spouse	Princess Irene of Greece; (m. 1928)
Full name
	Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
House	Windsor (from 1917) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
Father	George V
Mother	Mary of Teck
Burial	5 June 1972; King Edward VIII Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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 | cor-type     = Coronation
 | predecessor  = George V
-| successor    = [[Victoria II]]
+| successor    = [[Elizabeth II]]
 | succession1  = Emperor of India
 | reign1       = 20 January 1936&nbsp;– {{nowrap|15 August 1947}} <br>({{age in years and days|1936|1|20|1947|8|15}})
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 | burial_date  = 5 June 1972
 | burial_place = King Edward VIII Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
-| spouse       = {{marriage|Princess Irene of Greece<br>|5 December 1928}}
+| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Irene, Queen Consort|Princess Irene of Greece]]<br>|5 December 1928}}
 | issue        =
-*[[Victoria II]]
-*Princess Constance
 | issue-link   = #Issue
 | house        =  Windsor (from 1917)