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Edward VIII was a king who abdicated in 1937, did you mean Edward VI - son of Henry VIII?
Edward VI, only legitimate son of Henry VIII (1491 - 1547), and his third wife, Jane Seymour (c1504-09 - 1537); was born on 12 October 1537 and died on 6 July 1553. It is thought he died of consumption (TB), or some other respiratory illness. This is the story of his successor:
Lady Jane Grey, (1537 - 1554) was the daughter of Henry Grey, the Marquess of Dorset and Lady Frances Brandon. Lady Frances was a great-granddaughter of Henry VII, the first Tudor king, and Jane's grandmother was the Princess Mary Rose, younger sister of Henry VIII. When she was about 10, Jane became part of the household of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and last wife.
Henry Grey, Jane's father, was created Duke of Suffolk in 1551. At court, John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland, who was a staunch Protestant, held great power and was acting as regent to the young Edward VI.
Jane was married to Guildford Dudley, Northumberland's son, in May 1553.
Edward VI was not very strong, and began to get sick and weak. Northumberland was concerned that the crown would pass to Mary, Edward's older sister and true heir, who was Roman Catholic. He managed to persuade the dying Edward, who was also staunchly Protestant, to name Lady Jane Grey as his successor, and to pronounce Mary and their other sister, Elizabeth, illegitimate. Edward died on 6 July 1553, and four days later, Jane was proclaimed queen.
However, Mary began to gain much support from those who were uneasy that the true successor had been excluded, and within days, Jane's reign faded away, with even her father proclaiming Mary as true queen and easily persuading Jane to give up the crown. Jane had been only the "nine days queen".
Lady Jane and her husband Guildford Dudley, were imprisoned by Mary I, and tried for treason in November 1553, and sentenced to death. The Duke of Northumberland had previously been tried and found guilty and executed on 22 August 1553. Lady Jane's father, Suffolk, was pardoned, but implicated in a later plot with Sir Thomas Wyatt in February 1554, and sentenced to death for that treason. on 12 February 1554, Lady Jane and her husband were executed. The Duke of Suffolk, Jane's father, was executed two days later.
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Who was crowned first when Henry VIII died?
Edward VI.
Was Edward VI a Protestant or a Catholic?
Edward VI was a protestant, because when Henry VIII died more people had become protestant, and decided that Henry VIII was right. Since Edward was a heir to Henry, people were on the protestant side
Was Edward VIII born in 1895?
Edward VIII was born on 20th January 1894.
What was King Edward VI mothers' name?
Jane Seymour was the mother of King Edward VI. She died in childbirth. She was the third wife of Henry VIII.
Who succeed Henry viii and what their religious stance?
Edward VI succeeded Henry VIII. Edward was a member of the Church of England - as are all Monarchs after Henry VIII.
Who was crowned first when Henry VIII died?
Edward VI.
Who was Henry VIII's heir?
Edward the VI was Henry VIII's heir. Edward's mother was Jane Seymour who died in childbirth and was Henry's third wife.
Want is Henry VIII's son name?
Henry VIII's son is Edward VI. Edward VIII's mum was Jane Seymour. Sadly she died a few weeks after the birth due to the complications of it.
Who was Henry VIII son and how old before he died?
King Edward VI as the only legitimate son of Henry VIII, he died when he was 15.
Did edward outlive Henry VIII?
Edward VI died 6 years, five and a half months after his father, Henry VIII.
How old was edward VI when Henry III died?
Henry III lived from 1207 til 1272 Edward VI lived from 1537 til 1553 So when Henry III died, Edward VI was minus two hundred sixty five years old Edward VI's father was Henry VIII. When Henry VIII died Edward was nine years old
When did edward 1 Henry viii's son die?
Henrys son was Edward VI. He died a natural death in 1553.
Which child of Henry VIII was next to rule when he died?
After Henry VIII died, his son (by Jane Seymour) Edward ruled England, although he was young and not very well.
What happened to Jane?
She died giving birth to Edward VI, Henry VIII's son.
Was Edward VI a Protestant or a Catholic?
Edward VI was a protestant, because when Henry VIII died more people had become protestant, and decided that Henry VIII was right. Since Edward was a heir to Henry, people were on the protestant side
How Henry VIII's children died?
Mary, the eldest, is thought to have died of cancer. Elizabeth died of old age, and Edward died of tuberculosis.
Did Edward the VI kill both of his parents?
No. Edward's mother, Jane Seymour, died of complications following childbirth, and his father, Henry VIII, died of natural causes.
