Was Edward VI really poisoned, ... He passed over his half-sisters and turned to putting his protestant cousin Lady Jane Grey on the throne instead. Edward died on July 6, 1553.

Princess Alexandra (born December 25, 1936) was Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin through their fathers, King George VI and Prince George (Duke of Kent). ... Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.

Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, is among Queen Elizabeth’s final four surviving cousins, all of whom were in attendance at her state funeral on Monday (19 September).. The funeral started at ...

In July 1553, King Edward VI of England died after a long illness at the age of 15. To the shock of many, the crown passed not to his elder half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, but to Lady Jane Grey ...

Only three out of Henry VIII's four legitimate children reached adulthood. Edward VI, ... Elizabeth I died in 1603 at age of 69, leaving her Scottish cousin James VI of Scotland to succeed her.

Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. This was through their fathers, Prince George and King George VI respectively, who were brothers. That makes him a first cousin ...