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	Duke of Windsor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom.
		On the death of the duke in 1972 this title became extinct.
		The Prince Edward, 1st Duke of Windsor (1894–1972) (extinct)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Windsor (104 words)

	Edward VIII of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His father was The Duke of York (later King George V), the second son of The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and The Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark).
		George VI actually created his brother Duke of Windsor and re-created him a Knight of the Garter on December 12, 1936 at his Accession Privy Council because he wanted this to be the first act of his reign, but the formal documents were not signed until March 8 of the following year.
		The Duke of Windsor was installed as Governor, and became the first British monarch to ever hold a civilian political office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom (3098 words)

	Encyclopedia: Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
		The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (31 March 1900â€“10 June 1974) was the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, the brother of King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) and King George VI, and the...
		Standard of the Duke of Rothesay, quartering the arms of the Stuarts and of the Isles The title Duke of Rothesay is the official title possessed by the Heir Apparent to the throne of Scotland.
		Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward Wettin) (January 8, 1864 â€“ January 14, 1892) was born in Windsor, England, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark, and was therefore the second in line to the...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Edward-VIII-of-the-United-Kingdom (9760 words)

	Edward VIII of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His Majesty King Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor, formerly Wettin), later His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor.
		He automatically became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick,, Lord of the Isles and when his father ascended the throne on 6 May 1910.
		The Duke and Duchess had no children, though an Australian newspaper, the Australian Women's Weekly, published an article (with photographs depicting startling likenesses) purporting that the Duke, as Prince of Wales, had an affair with a young Australian woman named and produced a son, known as (1921-1987).
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom (2843 words)

	CNN - Duke of Windsor's desk sells for $415,000 - February 21, 1998
		The 18th century mahogany desk was perhaps the most prized of the 3,311 separate items from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor collection being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York.
		The duke, the uncle of Queen Elizabeth, died in 1972, and she died in 1986.
		Items have ranged from a wedding picture of the duke's sister which went for $700 to a gold medal the duke received to mark the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary in 1936 that sold for $53,250.
	www.cnn.com /US/9802/21/windsor.auction (438 words)

	Guardian Century \| 1930-1939 \| Duke of Windsor in Austria
		Ex-King Edward, now Duke of Windsor, is to stay for an indefinite period as the guest of Baron Eugene de Rothschild at the latter's castle at Enzesfeld, 25 miles south of Vienna.
		The house at which the Duke is to spend the first part of his self-imposed exile is a hunting lodge with about forty rooms, standing in an estate of nearly fifteen square miles.
		The Duke of Windsor announced through Colonel Piers Legh, his equerry, that he had had a very comfortable journey and was grateful to the three score newspaper representatives on the train for not disturbing him.
	century.guardian.co.uk /1930-1939/Story/0,6051,127064,00.html (495 words)

	Re: [CTRL] Hitler/Duke Of Windsor Link
		The best source I have found for the day-to-day activities of the Duke and Duchess is Charles Higham's "The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life." After the abdication, they had to live on their investments since neither of them had any idea what the word "work" meant.
		And on May 8, in the wake of that annihilation, the duke, with Wallas at his side, broadcast on NBC from a country inn in Verdun...; his message was a plea for peace.
		In particular, the duke, who clung to the past of his youth, longed to see the railroads combat what would undoubtedly be the postwar rise of commercial domestic airlines; because of her only partly conquered fear of flying, a well as her love of trains, Wallis also found Young a crusader and a hero.
	www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg41087.html (2667 words)

	Windsor Tribune - Duke of Windsor flap embarassing for town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Duke of Windsor, 522 Main St., is under investigation for illegal conduct by the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Liquor License Division.
		Windsor police Sgt. Jerry Selzer said the only types of law pertaining to exposure are under the Colorado Revised Statutes for public indecency or indecent exposure or under the liquor laws for what’s permitted in a liquor establishment.
		Windsor Mayor Ed Starck said the town board, which also is the liquor authority in Windsor, enacted an ordinance in the past year or two that designated specific areas for adult entertainment businesses in industrial areas.
	www.windsortribune.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3167 (870 words)

	Duke, Duchess of Windsor part of Nassau history \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The diminutive duke came by his title after he abdicated as King Edward VIII so he could marry Simpson, who was in the process of divorcing her second husband.
		The duke and Simpson were shipped off to the Bahamas by King George VI and Winston Churchill during World War II to get them far away from Europe and their chum, Adolf Hitler.
		The duke and duchess were appalled by the condition of Government House, which has seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, and 24 other rooms, including a ballroom.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050306/news_1t06nassau.html (658 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 5 \| 1972: Duke of Windsor laid to rest
		It was followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, King Olaf of Norway - a cousin of the Duke - the Prince of Wales and other male members of the royal family.
		The Duke was later buried next to his brother the Duke of Kent, at the royal burial ground at Frogmore, half a mile from the castle.
		Edward, Duke of Windsor, was born on 23 June 1894.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/5/newsid_2496000/2496577.stm (342 words)

	DUKE OF WINDSOR "TRIED TO PASS MILITARY SECRETS TO HITLER", SAYS NEW BOOK. ~ Articles by David Icke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Duke of Windsor, who abdicated in 1936 to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, gave military secrets to Adolf Hitler, a new book claims.
		The letter talks about a tour of the French frontline, which the Duke had made for the British military high command and he asks Hitler to pay close attention to information which the man taking the letter to Berlin had memorised.
		The letter appears to suggest that the Duke would be willing to resume the British throne once they had agreed a peace settlement with Hitler.
	www.davidicke.com /icke/articles2/dukewindsor.html (346 words)

	Hitler saw Duke of Windsor as 'no enemy' US file reveals. Intelligence report throws new light on former king's ties to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According to the American sources, the officials discussed the Duke of Windsor and labelled him "as 'no enemy of Germany' - considered to be only Englishman with whom Hitler would negotiate any peace terms, the logical director of England's destiny after the war".
		It is alleged that during the summer of 1940 the duke, exiled to Spain and Portugal, was in treasonous talks with the Nazis and was prepared to jump ship into the German camp.
		The Queen Mother intensely loathed the duke's decision to abdicate and marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
	foi.missouri.edu /classdeclass/hitlersawduke.html (581 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The House of Windsor > Edward VIII
		In 1937, Edward was created Duke of Windsor and married Wallis Simpson in a ceremony in France.
		During the Second World War, the Duke of Windsor escaped from Paris, where he was living at the time of the fall of France, to Lisbon in 1940.
		The Duke of Windsor was then appointed Governor of the Bahamas, a position he held until 1945.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page143.asp (347 words)

	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		1896-1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of Windsor, who, as Edward VIII, abdicated the British throne in order to marry her.
		By special letters patent it was provided that the duchess of Windsor should not share her husband's royal rank.
		Queen of diamonds; Liz Taylor pins down a $623,000 sparkler as the Duchess of Windsor's gems are sold.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WindsorW1W1.asp (509 words)

	Duke of Windsor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Windsor chairs came to this country from England in the mid-1700s.
		Some say Windsor chairs got their name because they were created in the English countryside around Windsor Castle.
		Trapp works on making Windsors full time and his business is growing, with orders coming from all around the country, especially from the New England area.
	www.jsonline.com /news/sunday/interiors/0215windsor.stm (1220 words)

	The Windsor Neckties Knot
		The Duke of Windsor was given credit for the stylish neckties knot, his tie knotting was confusing, however there is an easier way to accomplish this symmetrical and very beautiful knot.
		The most popular necktie knot "The Windsor Knot" was named after the Duke of Windsor against his wishes.
		His brother took his throne and the title of Duke of Windsor was given to him.
	www.abcneckties.com /windsorknot.html (647 words)

	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of
		Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of, 1896–1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of Windsor, who, as
		Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of (biography) (Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women)
		Edward, Mrs Simpson and the divorce law: Stephen Cretney investigates whether the government colluded in the suppression of evidence that might have prevented Wallis Simpson's divorce and royal marriage.(Cross Current)(Edward.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0852440.html (383 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Hidden Agenda: How the Duke of Windsor Betrayed the Allies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The assertion of treason is indeed dismaying, but though Allen shows that the duke consorted with a known spy (not entirely news to informed readers), he does not present persuasive evidence that he was actually feeding information to the Nazis.
		Its purpose was to introduce to Hitler the Duke's messenger, the Franco-American industrial consultant, Charles E. Bedaux who, in those early months and years of the war, was able to travel quite freely from one side of the Sitzkrieg" front to the other.
		However, the Duke's position at home had been undermined by internal machinations that had led to his resignation and he was unable to realize his ambition which, according to Allen, was to recover his throne through this admittedly risky alliance with Berlin.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0871319934 (1795 words)

	Duke of Windsor: Edward VIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII speaking in 1941 as Governor of the Bahamas
		On his accession to the throne at the end of 1936 George VI maintained a close and active association with Freemasonry.
		He was installed as Past Grand Master, and installed the Duke of Kent, the 6th Earl of Harewood and the Duke of Devonshire as Grand Masters.
	www.thefleece.org /masonicbooks/king.html (245 words)

	BBC News \| Europe \| Duke of Windsor's abdication desk goes under the hammer
		Duke of Windsor's abdication desk goes under the hammer
		Thousands of treasures which belonged to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor -- perhaps best known as Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson -- are being put under the hammer by their current owner, the Harrods boss Mohammed Al Fayed.
		The Duke's abdication desk, a George III mahogany library table, made in about 1755, is expected to sell for between $30,000 and $50,000.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_53000/53490.stm (510 words)

	Windsor, Edward, duke of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bored Duchess `had affair with gay playboy' Duke of Windsor's wife accused of betraying him in four-year fling
		Men's execs to duke it out Thursday at Sotheby's: outfits from the Duke of Windsor, a style icon, could become trophies.
		The Duke Edward of WINDSOR and his wife in their home.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-W1indsorE1.asp (432 words)

	WSL's Prince Charles Versus the Duke of Windsor Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Prince of Wales is not like the Duke of Windsor and therefore should not be treated in the same ranks as he.
		Commonwealth and took over the title of Duke of Windsor and continued his life in a new country.
		One was Camilla's family's past with the Windsor Clan and the other was the fact that his mother seems to desire not to socialize with Camilla.
	www.angelfire.com /nb/WSL/Tmb3.html (1679 words)

	Windsor Tribune
		That’s what the Windsor Chamber of Commerce is expecting at tonight’s forum at Windsor High School.
		Windsor Against the Wall and Windsor Association for Economic Responsibility members will discuss the ballot measure about limiting the size of retail stores along Main Street.
		At 1,200 students per high school, Windsor is looking at five or six more high schools just with what’s on the books now in terms of all the development that’s been annexed or approved, Hill said.
	www.windsortribune.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3167 (657 words)

	Love notes from Duke of Windsor are sold
		LOVE notes between the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, a piece of their wedding cake, and Cecil Beaton's photographs of their wedding were among the very personal items sold at auction in New York last night.
		The sale, amounting to 40,000 items from their home in the Bois de Boulogne, has attracted worldwide interest not least because the Paris mansion is believed to be the home that Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were planning to live in.
		The sale of two Maori warrior's clubs given to the Duke of Windsor will go ahead at Sotheby's in New York on Saturday despite protests from Maori leaders, the Dodi Fayed International Charitable Foundation has decided.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/02/20/win20.html (368 words)

	Maryland ArtSource - Collections - His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), and Her Grace, the Duchess of ...
		His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), and Her Grace, the Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Warfield, 1896-1986) 1964
		Description: Full-length portrait of Duchess of Windsor, woman seated on sofa arm on patio; and Duke of Windsor: man seated in chair in center.
		Duke wears light gray suit and has pug (dog) at his side.
	www.marylandartsource.org /artwork/detail_000000239.html (130 words)

	Duke of Windsor Signet Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The signet ring set 14 K Gold, and Sterling Silver bearing the cipher of the Duke of Windsor
		Each cipher was hand made for the Duke of Windsor by Pitt and Co. London
		[ Duke of Windsor Signet Ring ] [ Duke of Windsor Cufflinks ] [ Duke of Windsor Bronze Cufflink ]
	www.2000colors.com /windsor/page1.htm (132 words)

	Victorian Cape May, New Jersey, The Duke of Windsor Bed and Breakfast Inn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Duke of Windsor Bed and Breakfast Inn is nestled in the historic ocean side village of Cape May, New Jersey.
		The Duke of Windsor Inn, built in 1896, is one of the most authentically restored Queen Anne Victorian inns in all of Cape May. Take a step back in time, and experience true Victorian ambiance.
		New Jersey Countryside magazine calls the Duke of Windsor Inn "one of Cape May's loveliest bed and breakfast inns"
	www.dukeofwindsorinn.com /oldsite (174 words)

	Maryland Historical Society Library: Duke and Duchess of Windsor Scrapbooks, 1936-1938, MS. 1938 - Finding Aid
		Four collections contain material related to the Duke of Windsor (previously King Edward VIII) and the Duchess of Windsor, Marylander Wallis Warfield Simpson (1896-1986), they are: MS.
		Also the Duke of Windsor's abdication, health, exile in Vienna, confrontation with Stanley Baldwin, attack by Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York, praise by other Bishops, support by Winston Churchill and Rebecca West, his andldquo;own storyandrdquo;, his sailing from England on Admiralty yacht.
		It includes Bishops' split over attacks on Duke, Duke's answer to critics, Lloyd George's reaction to attacks, Bishop of Canterbury's order attacks cease, activitie of King Edward VIII andamp; Mrs.
	www.mdhs.org /library/Mss/ms001938.html (1848 words)

	Edward VIII
		When he heard the news, Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, arranged for the Duke of Windsor to leave Europe and become the governor of the Bahamas.
		Both she and the Duke of Windsor have been repeatedly warned by representatives of the British government that in the interest of the morale of the British people, they should be exceedingly circumspect in their dealings with the representatives of the German government.
		The duke is in such state of intoxication most of the time that he is virtually non compos mentis.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MONedwardVIII.htm (2797 words)

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