Edward VIII was an emperor.
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 .	King of the United Kingdom	King of the United Kingdom	Emperor of India	Emperor of India	United Kingdom	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	British Empire	British Empire	abdication	abdication
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 .	India	Dominion of India	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	British monarchs	Monarchy of the United Kingdom	British Raj	British Raj	Indian subcontinent	Indian subcontinent	Royal Titles Act 1876	Royal Titles Act 1876	India had attained independence	Indian independence movement	Pakistan	Dominion of Pakistan
