What year did king edward abdicate from the throne?
King Edward the VIII abdicated the throne on December 11, 1936.
King Edward the Eighth abdicated the throne on December 10th, 1936. He abdicated the throne in order to marry a twice divorced woman Wallis Simpson who would not have been acceptable as Queen. In 1937 Edward became known as the Duke of Windsor.
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