Individual Details

Edward VI Tudor King of England (1547-1553

(12 Oct 1537 - 6 Jul 1553)



Edward became King at age nine.

Wikipedia:
Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant. During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached his majority. The Council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick, from 1551 Duke of Northumberland.

In February 1553, at age 15, Edward fell ill. When his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his Council drew up a "Devise for the Succession", attempting to prevent the country being returned to Catholicism. Edward named his cousin Lady Jane Grey as his heir and excluded his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. However, this was disputed following Edward's death and Jane was queen for only nine days before Edward's half-sister, Mary, was proclaimed Queen.

Events

Birth12 Oct 1537
Death6 Jul 1553

Families

FatherHenry Tudor VIII, King of England (1509-1547) (1491 - 1547)
MotherJane Seymour (1508 - 1537)