Hello delaplla,
The Governor of the Bahamas on February 12, 1943 was the Duke of
Windsor. He was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1940, a position
he held until 1945.
?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. He lived abroad until the end of his
life, dying in 1972 in Paris (he is buried at Windsor).?
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page143.asp
?Edward VIII shocked the world in 1936 when he gave up his throne to
marry an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.?
(..)
?His brief reign -- only 326 days -- was overshadowed by his decision
to abdicate; as a divorcee, Simpson was considered inappropriate to
become queen.?
(..)
?His brother Albert became King George VI and Edward became Duke of
Windsor. He served as Governor of the Bahamas from 1940 to 1945, and
spent the rest of his life living abroad, mainly in France.?
Who2
http://www.who2.com/kingedwardviii.html
?King Edward VIII and later the Duke of Windsor (Edward Albert
Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor1) (23 June 1894 - 28 May
1972) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and other commonwealth realms and Emperor of India from 20
January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936. He was the only
British monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne.?
?He was appointed Governor of the Bahamas, a post he held until after
the war ended in 1945, when the couple retired to France, where they
spent much of the remainder of their lives.?
Encyclopedia4u
http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/e/edward-viii-of-the-united-kingdom.html
1940 Appointment of Duke of Windsor as Governor of the Bahamas
http://www.pro.gov.uk/releases/abdication/ziegler.htm
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I hope you find this helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
