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Wallis Simpson
(1896-1986)
Who Was Wallis Simpson?
Wallis Simpson was an American socialite who had been married twice when she met Edward, Duke of Windsor (then the Prince of Wales), at a party. She became Edward's mistress, leading to the "abdication crisis" in which he stepped down as king in order to be with her. Wallis married Edward in June 1937, and spent the remainder of her life as the Duchess of Windsor, until her death in Paris in 1986.
Early Life
Simpson was born Bessie Wallis Warfield on June 19, 1896, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Baltimore residents Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague, Wallis dropped her first name during her youth. Her father died of tuberculosis when she was a baby, and Alice became dependent on the charity of her wealthy brother-in-law Solomon Davies Warfield. Uncle Warfield paid for Wallis to attend Oldfields School, the most expensive girls' school in Maryland, where she was at the top of her class and was known for always being immaculately dressed.
In 1916, Wallis met Earl Winfield Spencer Jr., a U.S. Navy aviator. The couple married that November. Win, as her husband was known, was an alcoholic, and over the course of their marriage, he was stationed in San Diego, Washington, D.C., and Chi
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Wallis Simpson
Wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1896–1986)
"Duchess of Windsor" redirects here. For the ducal title, see Duke of Windsor.
| Wallis Simpson | |
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Simpson, c. 1934 | |
| Born | Bessie Wallis Warfield (1896-06-19)June 19, 1896[a] Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1986(1986-04-24) (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Burial | April 29, 1986 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Berkshire, England |
| Spouses | |
| House | Windsor (by marriage) |
| Father | Teackle Wallis Warfield |
| Mother | Alice Montague |
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896[a] – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII). Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.
Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father died shortly after her birth, and she and her widowed mother were partly supported by their wealthier relatives. Her first marriage, to United States Navy officer Win Spencer, was punctuated by periods of separation and eventually ended in divorce. In 1931, while married to her second husband Ernest Simpson,