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King of England Edward Tudor, VI

King of England Edward Tudor, VI

Male 1537 - 1553  (15 years)

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  • Name Edward Tudor 
    Title King of England 
    Suffix VI 
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Birth 12 Oct 1537  Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation King of England - reigned 1547 to 1553 
    Stories and Notes King of England from 1547, only son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. The government was entrusted to his uncle the Duke of Somerset (who fell from power in 1549), and then to the Earl of Warwick, later created Duke of Northumberland. He was succeeded by his sister Mary I.

    Edward became a staunch Protestant, and during his reign the Reformation progressed. He died of tuberculosis, and his will, probably prepared by the Duke of Northumberland, set aside that of his father so as to exclude his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, from the succession. He nominated Lady Jane Grey, a granddaughter of Henry VII, who had recently married Northumberland's son Lord Guildford Dudley and wanted to maintain a Protestant succession. Jane was just 16 years old but although proclaimed queen by Northumberland she was unwilling and not crowned.

    Meanwhile, Henry's catholic daughter Mary, Edwards half sister, was also proclaimed queen. The situation was resolved when 9 days later Mary and her supporters rode into London and she was accepted as queen and crowned. 
    To Lady Kathleen 5 x cousin 13 times removed  
    Death 6 Jul 1553  Greenwich Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3303  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2020 

    Father King of England Henry Tudor, VIII,   b. 28 Jun 1491, Greenwich Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1547, Whitehall Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Jane Seymour,   b. 1505, Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1537, Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 20 May 1536  York Place, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Oct 1537 - Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jul 1553 - Greenwich Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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