| Reign | 28 January 1547 - 6 July 1553 |
| Predecessor | Henry VIII |
| Successor | Jane |
| Spouse | none |
| Issue | None |
| Royal House | Tudor |
| Father | Henry VIII |
| Mother | Jane Seymour |
| Born | 12 October, 1537 |
| Died | 6 July, 1553 |
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547, at just nine years of age. Edward, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first ruler who was Protestant at the time of his ascension to the throne. Edward's entire rule was mediated through a council of regency as he never reached majority. The council was first led by his uncle, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547-49), and then by John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.
Although Henry VIII had broken the link between the English church and Rome, it was during Edward's reign that a form of Protestantism which came to be known as Anglicanism became truly established. It was during Edward's reign that Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, implemented the Book of Common Prayer.
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