Elizabeth I's half-brother, he reigned before her as King of England from 1547 to 1553
When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove 
Mary from ... by her younger half-sister and successor Elizabeth I, daughter of 
Henry and... [DOC] [TLE] King Edward VI of England - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward VI (12 October 1537  6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland 
from 28 January 1547 until his death.