King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield; June 19, 1896 - April 24, 1986), known as Wallis Simpson, was an American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former King-Emperor Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcee caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication

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