ANTHONY DEUTSCH
When it became apparent he could not marry Wallis and remain on the throne, Edward abdicated. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. With a reign of 326 days, Edward is one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British history. After his abdication, Edward was created Duke of...
Who ruled England during the Hundred Years' War? Who was the first Kaiser of Germany? Who became king after the Napoloeonic Wars? Who was the first king ever in the world? Who crowned King Louis IX of France? Who was the Russian czar who abdicated in 1917?
Who implemented the feudal system in England? Who did the Pope charge with leading the Christian Crusade? Who was the Russian czar who abdicated in 1917? Who reigned after Charles IV? Who was responsible for making laws in the May...
Albert Victor considered giving up his right to ascend to the throne to tie the knot with Helene, but the couple ended their relationship instead. (In 1936, the prince’s nephew, King Edward VIII, abdicated in order to marry an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.) The prince eventually ...
Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor Wallis Warfield Simpson he abdicated the throne for her Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings she was his slave Strom Thurmond Carrie "Tunch" Butler he had a child with her when he was 22 and she was 16; she was black--ironic because he was a noted segre...
arrived in Manchuria and it became apparent all hope was lost. He abdicated on 16 August 1945, declaring Manchukuo to once again be part of China. He fled in vain: he was captured by the Soviets who refused repeated requests to have him extradited, probably saving his life in the process...
George Gaynes was born in Helsinki in May, 1917, which was then the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Grand Duchy was part of the Russian Empire, which was in a state of collapse at the time of Gaynes' birth. The Emperor Nicholas II of Russia had abdicated the throne on Mar...
In 1796, Qianlong abdicated after 60 years on the throne out of respect towards his grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor, who ruled for 61 years, so as to avoid usurping him as the longest-reigning Qing emperor. He was succeeded by his son, who ascended the throne as the Jiaqing Emperor but ...
The only concubine to officially divorce an emperor in Chinese history, Wenxiu became a secondary consort of Puyi (溥仪), the last emperor of the Qing dynasty (1916 – 1911), in 1922. Though Puyi had abdicated in 1912, the imperial household remained in the Forbidden City until the warlord...