In 1937 the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Simpson were married in which country?
Duke of Windsor make his brother the "Duke of Windsor" with the style of "Royal Highness". That declaration is recorded in the "London Gazette". The Dukedom was formalised by Letters Patent on 8 March 1937. Edward, as a royal duke, could neither stand for election to the House of Commons nor speak on political subjects in the House of Lords. On 3 June 1937, Edward married Wallis Simpson, who upon their marriage became the Duchess of Windsor. Following his abdication, Edward and Wallis Simpson lived in exile in Paris, France. The Dukedom of Windsor became extinct on the death of its first and
Duke of Windsor Duke of Windsor The Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937, for former King Edward VIII, following his abdication on 11 December 1936. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, a residence of English monarchs since the time of Henry I, following the Norman Conquest, is situated. Windsor has been the house name of the royal family since 1917. King Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936, so that he could marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson. At the time of the abdication,