Posted By Claire on October 12, 2009 On this day in history,
12th October 1537, Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, gave
birth to the future Edward VI of England. Happy 472nd Birthday,
Edward! So, to celebrate Edward’s birthday, here is a brief bio
of this monarch. Edward VI was Henry VIII’s third child,
following on from Mary, who was born in 1516 to Catherine of
Aragon, and Elizabeth who was born in 1533 to Anne Boleyn. He
was Henry VIII’s only legitimate surviving son – Henry and
Catherine’s son, Henry, had only lived a few days, Anne Boleyn
had miscarried a son and Henry VIII’s only other son, Henry
Fitzroy, was the result of an extramarital affair with Elizabeth
Blount, one of Catherine of Aragon’s ladies. Birth and Early
Childhood The young prince was born after a long and difficult
labour. Queen Jane went into labour on the 9th October and
finally gave birth after two days and three nights on the 12th.
Edward was none the worse for traumatic labour and birth, and
was perfectly healthy. He was christ