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Prince Edward Tudor

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Prince Edward Tudor as played by [Cast Name]

born 12 October, 1537 - died 6 July 1553

Tudor roseCharacter's backstory: Only surviving son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour who died 12 days after he was born.

Gentility: Tudor family

Position: Crown prince & heir of King Henry VIII, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales, crowned King Edward VI when 9 years old. His entire reign was mediated by a council of Regency first led by his Uncle, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547 - 1549) and then John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1549 - 1553)

Personality type: Very bright child who could read and write Greek and Latin by age 7. Highly intellectual and a pious Protestant.

Signature look: In paintings, Edward is usually depicted as a thin, pale youth in his later years. As a very young child, he is depicted to be a rosy-faced little boy. He shared the characteristic red hair of his father, Henry VIII, and his half-sister, Elizabeth.

Endearing trait(s):Studious & serious. He was against the burning of heretics.

Annoying trait(s): savage temper - it was reported that in front of his tutors, he once tore a living falcon into pieces in a fit of anger.

Health : "quartan fever" when 4yrs old, small pox in 1552 and it is believed he died of a combination of Tuberculosis and Measles at age 15.		 Sample Character Profile - Site Templates

CHARACTER CONNECTIONS


Family members:
Henry VIII-Father
Jane Seymour-Mother
Princess Mary- half-sister
Princess Elizabeth- half-sister
Edward Seymour- uncle
Thomas Seymour- uncle

Romance(s):
Because of his age at his time of death, Edward knew little in the way of romance. However, at seperate occasions, there was discussion of betrothing him to Mary, Queen of Scots and later to Lady Jane Grey.
Enemies:
the catholic faction


 Friends:
Princess Elizabeth Tudor - who he shared a residence with.
"Mother" Jack - his nurse
Lady Bryan - his governess.
Tutors: Bishop Richard Cox, Sir John Cheke & Jean Belmain.
His father arraged for a privileged group of 14 well-born children to share his education:
Henry Brandon, the young son of the Duke of Suffolk;
Henry, Lord Hastings;
Robert Dudley;
Henry Sidney
& and possibly even another cousin, Lady Jane Grey.
The Prince's favourite companion seems to have been Barnaby Fitzpatrick, a cousin of the Earl of Ormonde.
(when Edward became King, Barnaby was appointed to the unenviable post of "royal whipping boy",
which meant that he had to suffer the punishments that their governors would not dare to administer
to the Lord´s Anointed, their sovereign).

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Prince Edward Tudor
Prince Edward
Holbein - Edward aged 6 yrs
Edward VI
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Edward VI
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The Death of Henry VIII
The Death of Henry VIII
Coronation of Edward VI
Coronation procession of Edward



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