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    Edward VI

    King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553

    For the imposter crowned as Edward VI in Ireland in 1487, see Lambert Simnel.

    "Edward Tudor" redirects here.

    For other uses, see Edward Tudor (disambiguation).

    Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553.[a] He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine.

    The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant.[2] During his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council because Edward never reached maturity.

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    The council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (1550–1553).

    Edward's reign was marked by many economic problems and social unrest that in 1549 erupted into riot and rebellion.

    An expensive war with Scotland, at first successful, ended with milita