Wallis Simpson

Born 19 June 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 24 April 1986 (aged 89)

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of the former King Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.