Edward VI (1537?1553), When Duke of Cornwall, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later, Oil and gold on oak, Diameter 12 3/4 in. (32. 4 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger, Edward, the sole legitimate son of Henry VIII, was born on October 12, 1537 and crowned Edward VI in 1547. This portrait shows the future king at age six, when he was still the Duke of Cornwall. It was subsequently adapted in costume to reflect Edward?s stature at the time of his coronation