Given the question: Facts: - death place: paris , france - title: duchess of windsor - burial place: royal burial ground , frogmore , windsor - signature: wallis simpson signature 1963 . svg - caption: wallis simpson in 1936 - burial date: 29 april 1986 - spouse: earl div . 1927 -rrb- winfield spencer , jr. -lrb- m. 1916 ; - death date: 24 april 1986 - image: wallis simpson -1936 . jpg - birth place: blue ridge summit , pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wallis simpson .
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wallis , duchess of windsor -lrb- previously wallis simpson and wallis spencer , born bessie wallis warfield ; 19 june 1896 -- 24 april 1986 -rrb- was an american socialite .her third husband , prince edward , duke of windsor , formerly king edward viii , abdicated his throne to marry her .wallis 's father died shortly after her birth , and she and her widowed mother were partly supported by their wealthier relatives .her first marriage , to u.s. naval officer win spencer , was punctuated with periods of separation and eventually ended in divorce .in 1934 , during her second marriage , to ernest simpson , she allegedly became the mistress of edward , prince of wales .two years later , after edward 's accession as king , wallis divorced her second husband in order to marry edward .the king 's desire to marry a woman who had two living ex-husbands threatened to cause a constitutional crisis in the united kingdom and the dominions , and ultimately led to his abdication in december 1936 to marry '' the woman i love '' .after the abdication , the former king was created duke of windsor by his brother and successor , king george vi .edward married wallis six months later , after which she was formally known as the duchess of windsor , without the style '' her royal highness '' .she was instead styled as '' her grace '' , a style normally reserved only for non-royal dukes and duchesses .before , during , and after world war ii , the duke and duchess of windsor were suspected by many in government and society of being nazi sympathisers .in the 1950s and 1960s , she and the duke shuttled between europe and the united states , living a life of leisure as society celebrities .after the duke 's death in 1972 , the duchess lived in seclusion , and was rarely seen in public .her private life has been a source of much speculation , and she remains a controversial figure in british history .