Wallis Simpson
/ˌwɒlɪs ˈsɪmpsn/
/ˌwɑːlɪs ˈsɪmpsn/
- (1896-1986) an American woman who became the Duchess of Windsor when she married her third husband, Edward, Duke of Windsor. He had been King Edward VIII but abdicated (= gave up his position as king) in order to marry her because kings were not allowed to marry divorced women.
see also abdication crisis瓦利斯·辛普森(Wallis Simpson):(1896-1986)一个美国妇女,当她与第三任丈夫爱德华·温莎公爵结婚后成为温莎公爵夫人。他曾是爱德华八世国王,但为了与她结婚而退位(放弃国王职位),因为不允许国王与离婚妇女结婚。