13. King Edward VIII of Great Britain – ESTP
The eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of York, the man who later became King Edward VIII of Great Britain presented troubling behavior in his youth and early adulthood. Troubling, that is, to members of Parliament and the cabinet. Edward, as Prince of Wales, demonstrated a predilection for sexual affairs and little concern over their public knowledge. One such affair, with a still-married woman seeking her second divorce, blossomed into a full-fledged national crisis after Edward ascended to the throne. He proposed marriage to Wallis Simpson, though she was not yet divorced. After informing the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, of his intention to marry, Baldwin threatened to resign, which would throw the government into a constitutional crisis. When it became evident to the King he had to choose between marriage or the throne, he chose marriage. Edward VIII married the then divorced Simpson after his abdication.
Since then, he has remained controversial. Some consider his story a romance, others believe him foolhardy, as both he and Simpson engaged in extramarital affairs. They remained married until his death in 1972. Edward has been labeled an ESTP, sometimes called the Entrepreneur. Such types are prone to risky behavior. They can be impatient, particularly with rules, and often ignore them to achieve their immediate goals. The damage can be fixed later. They can also be defiant, casting conventions aside. Several other MBTI types have been assigned to Edward, usually, judgments based on his behavior both during his short reign as King, (326 days) and his subsequent life as the Duke of Windsor. As with the rest of the personages on this list, the MBTI for Edward VIII depends on the perceptions of the analyst, rather than the persons themselves.