Tudor Edward Vi. But edward s uncle the edward seymour lord hertford jane seymour s brother wanted to be protector of the country and the king. Edward vi 12 october 1537 6 july 1553 was the king of england and ireland from 28 january 1547 until his death.
The first was. Edward s birth at hampton court on 12th october 1537 marked the end of twenty six years of waiting since henry viii s first legitimate son had been born and died within a few weeks. Edward was born on 12 october 1537 at hampton court palace the only legitimate son of henry viii.
His father was henry viii and his mother was jane seymour.
He was crowned on 20 february at the age of nine. Portrait of edward vi in 1547 in a pose reminiscent of his father. Henry had turned the english world upside down for the chance of a son and from the beginning of his life there was enormous pressure on edward named for the saint on whose feast day he had. Edward died aged fifteen.