Claim: Edward VIII was an emperor.
Evidence: Edward VIII -LRB- Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David ; 23 June 1894 -- 28 May 1972 -RRB- was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire , and Emperor of India , from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year.
The title Emperor/Empress of India was used by the British monarchs during the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent from 1876 -LRB- see Royal Titles Act 1876 -RRB- until 1948 , after India had attained independence from the United Kingdom , when for a transitional period the British monarch was also king of the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.