Historical Timeline of Prince Edward Tudor

Timeline of Historical Events in the Life of Prince Edward Tudor

October 12, 1537	born at Hampton Court Palace, only legitimate son of Henry VIII to survive infancy
October 15, 1537	lavish baptism held at Hampton Court, half sisters Mary and Elizabeth participated in the ceremony, the knights of the garter proclaimed him Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester
October 24, 1537	mother, Jane Seymour, dies from puerperal (or "child bed") fever a fatal variety of septicemia
late 1537	Lady Margaret Bryan is removed from Lady Elizabeth's household and transferred to Prince Edward's, she would be the "lady mistress" of his household until he reached the age of six
November 12, 1537	Jane Seymour is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
January 6, 1540	father marries Anne of Cleves
July 9, 1540	father's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled
July 28, 1540	father marries Katherine Howard
February 13, 1541	Katherine Howard is beheaded at Tower Green (marriage to father annulled earlier)
November 24, 1542	Battle of Solway Moss
July 1, 1543	Treaty of Greenwich signed betrothed Edward to Mary Stuart daughter of James V of Scotland
July 12, 1543	father marries Catherine Parr
September 9, 1543	Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots, Treaty of Greenwich is overturned in December in favor of an alliance with the French
1544-1548	war against Scotland called "the rough wooing", led by uncle Edward Seymour the English army would burn the cities of Edinburgh, Leith and others to the ground in retaliation for the broken Treaty of Greenwich
February 27, 1545	Battle of Ancrum Moor
January 28, 1547	father dies, ascends to the throne as King Edward VI at the age of nine
January 31, 1547	uncle Edward Seymour becomes Lord Protector of England
February 16, 1547	father buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor beside mother Jane Seymour
February 20, 1547	coronation of King Edward VI
February 7, 1548	Mary Queen of Scots escapes Scotland for France and avoids English capture, War of Rough Wooing ends