Ruler · 1537 – 1553

Edward VI

Lived 1537 – 1553; monarch, writer. Monarch of England of Kingdom of England, 1547 – 1553; also in the line of Kingdom of Ireland and House of Tudor.

Wikidata's English label: Edward VI of England.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1537 – 1553; 16 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of England

Kingdom of England · the 41st of 53 dated reigns · 899 – 1707

37 before

Richard III of England1483 – 1485

Henry VII of England1485 – 1509

Henry VIII1509 – 1547

Edward VI1547 – 1553

Lady Jane Grey1553

Mary I1553 – 1558

Philip II of Spain1554 – 1558

9 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1547 – 1553 · 6 years · came to it aged 10

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

Somerset was released from the Tower and restored to the council, but he was executed for felony in January 1552 after scheming to overthrow Dudley's regime.

Also in the line of Kingdom of Ireland (2nd of 15) and House of Tudor (3rd of 5).

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