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Elizabeth I was the half sister of which king?

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Elizabeth I was the half sister of which king?

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  1. Edward VI    :)


  2. Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France and Edward I of Ireland on 28 January 1547, and was crowned on 20 February, at 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 Protestant ruler. Edward's entire rule was mediated through a council of regency as he never reached maturity.

  3. Edward VI was the half brother of Elizabeth I.  Edward VI was the only surviving legitimate son of Henry VIII.  His mother was Jane Seymour who died shortly after he was born.

    King Henry did all he could to protect his son's health; the infant prince lived in safe seclusion until his father wed Katharine Parr.  Henry's last wife became a beloved mother to Edward and he adopted the zealous Protestantism which she championed.  He also grew close to his half-sister Elizabeth, with whom he shared a household for some years.  His older half-sister, Mary, was an equally zealous Catholic; her religion and the vast difference in their ages prevented a close relationship.  Edward became king at the age of 10, but he was a mere figurehead.  His Seymour uncles battled with and ultimately lost the Protectorship to the ambitious John Dudley, duke of Northumberland.  During his brief reign, Edward demonstrated impressive piety and intelligence.  But his potential would never be realized.  He died an agonizing death at 15, possibly from a combination of tuberculosis and the measles.

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