Kdo chodil s Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness?

  • Edward VIII datováno Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness od ? do ?. Věkový rozdíl byl 10 roky, 2 měsíců a 0 dny.

Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness

Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness

Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (née Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated, becoming the Duke of Windsor. She was the maternal aunt of the writer, fashion designer, and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt.

During most of Furness's relationship with the Prince of Wales, she was married to British nobleman Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness. They married in 1926 and divorced in 1933, the year before Thelma's relationship with the Prince of Wales ended.

Furness's first name was pronounced in Spanish fashion as "TEL-ma".

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Edward VIII

Edward VIII

Edvard VIII (engelska: Edward VIII; fullständigt namn: Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David), född 23 juni 1894 på White Lodge i Richmond, död 28 maj 1972 i Paris, var Storbritanniens kung mellan 20 januari och 11 december 1936. Edvard var äldste son till Georg V av Storbritannien och Mary av Teck.

Edvard erhöll titeln prins av Wales 1910. Han efterträdde sin far som kung av Storbritannien, Irland och övriga brittiska dominier samt kejsare av Indien från 20 januari 1936 till sin abdikation den 11 december 1936. Från 1940 till 1945 var han guvernör på Bahamas. Hans officiella titulatur som regerande kung var Edward the Eighth, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

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