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Edward VI Tudor 1537–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1537

Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1553

Death Location: Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Lord

Mother: Jane England

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In 1537, Edward VI Tudor entered the world in Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England, born to Henry Tudor Viii King Henry Viii Tudor Knight Of The Garter Constable Of Dover Castle Lord Warden Of The Cinque Ports Earl Of Chester Lord And Jane Seymour Queen Of England. Edward VI Tudor passed away in 1553 in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Edward VI Tudor entered the world in Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England, born to Henry Tudor Viii King Henry Viii Tudor Knight Of The Garter Constable Of Dover Castle Lord Warden Of The Cinque Ports Earl Of Chester Lord And Jane Seymour Queen Of England.
  • Edward VI Tudor passed away in 1553 in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom.

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Edward Tudor's Ancestors

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Edward Tudor
1537–1553
Birth Place: Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England
Parents
Henry Tudor VIII (King Henry VIII Tudor, Knight of the Garter, Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Earl of Chester, Lord
1491–1547
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
Jane (Seymour Queen of) England
1508–1537
Burbage, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (VII Tudor King of) England
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York Queen of) England
1466–1503
Palace of Westminster, London, England
Sir (John) Seymour
1474–1536
Margery (Wentworth "Lady) Seymour"
1478–1550
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth England
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rivers
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luzembourg
1415–1472

Edward Tudor's Timeline

5 Records

1537
12 Oct 1537
Birth of Edward VI Tudor in Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
1537
12 Oct 1537
Birth of Edward VI Tudor in Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England
Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England
1553
6 Jul 1553
Age 16
Death of Edward VI Tudor in Palace Of Placentia, United Kingdom
Palace Of Placentia, United Kingdom
1553
6 Jul 1553
Age 16
Death of Edward VI Tudor in Greenwich Palace, England
Greenwich Palace, England
1553
8 Aug 1553
Age 16
Burial of Edward VI Tudor in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1537
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1537
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, Molesey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1547

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Palace Of Placentia, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lady Chapel, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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