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Edward VI 1537–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1537

Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace

Death Date: 8 Aug 1553

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Hendrik Engeland

Mother: Jane Seymour

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Edward VI began in 1537 in Hampton Court Palace. Edward VI passed away in 1553 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward VI began in 1537 in Hampton Court Palace.
  • Edward VI passed away in 1553 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward VI's Ancestors

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Edward VI
1537–1553
Birth Place: Hampton Court Palace
Parents
Hendrik VIII Tudor Koning van Engeland
1491–1547
Greenwich Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Jane Seymour
1508–1537
Swindon Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Hendrik (VII Tudor Koning van Engeland Earl van) Richmond
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle (Gb)
Elisabeth (Plantagenet Koningin van) Engeland
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1457
King *
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville*
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
1385–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
John Somerset
1404–1444
Margaret Beauchamp*
1410–1482
Richard, *
1411–1460
Cecily York*
1415–1495
Richard Rivers
1408–1469
Jacquetta Woodville
1415–1472

Edward VI's Timeline

5 Records

1537
12 October 1537
Birth of Edward VI in Hampton Court, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Hampton Court, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
1537
12 October 1537
Birth of Edward VI in Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
1553
6 July 1553
Age 16
Death of Edward VI in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1553
6 July 1553
Age 16
Death of Edward VI in Greenwich Palace
Greenwich Palace
1553
8 Aug 1553
Age 16
Burial of Edward VI in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1537
    Event Place: Hampton Court, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1537
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: from 28 Jan 1547 to 6 Jul 1553

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1553
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1553
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1553
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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