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Edward VI 1537–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1537

Birth Location: Hampton Court

Death Date: 6 Jul 1553

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

Father: King Tudor

Mother: Queen Aragon

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In 1537, Edward / VI entered the world in Hampton Court, born to King Henry Viii Of England Tudor And Queen Catherine Of Aragon. Edward / VI passed away in 1553 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Edward // VI entered the world in Hampton Court, born to King Henry Viii Of England Tudor And Queen Catherine Of Aragon.
  • Edward // VI passed away in 1553 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Edward VI's Ancestors

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Edward VI
1537–1553
Birth Place: Hampton Court
Parents
King Henry VIII of England Tudor
1491–1547
Palace of Whitehall England
Queen (Catherine of) Aragon
1485–1536
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Grandparents
Henry (VII) Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Ferdinand (II HRM King of Aragon, Castile, Leon, Majorca, Naples, Sicily &) Valencia
1452–1516
Sos del Rey Católico, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Isabella (I HRH Queen Consort of Aragon, Castile, León, Majorca, Naples, Sicily &) Valencia
1451–1504
Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Avila, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Tudor
1421–1471
Margaret Anjou
1429–1482
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Queen Groby
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cicely Neville
–1495

Edward VI's Timeline

2 Records

1537
12 Oct 1537
Birth of Edward // VI in Hampton Court
Hampton Court
1553
6 Jul 1553
Age 16
Death of Edward // VI in Greenwich, England
Greenwich, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1537
    Event Place: Hampton Court
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 502
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Greenwich, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 502
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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