King Edward VI of England (1537-1553). King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553. The only son of king Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father in 1547 aged nine. In January 1553 Edward showed the first signs of tuberculosis, dying that same year. Portrait by the workshop associated with Master John. Oil on panel (155,6 x 81,3 cm), c. 1547. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom.

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