 The day after Anne 's execution in 1536 the 45 @-@ year @-@ old Henry became engaged to Seymour , who had been one of the Queen 's ladies @-@ in @-@ waiting . They were married ten days later . On 12 October 1537 , Jane gave birth to a son , Prince Edward , the future Edward VI . The birth was difficult , and the queen died on 24 October 1537 from an infection and was buried in Windsor . The euphoria that had accompanied Edward 's birth became sorrow , but it was only over time that Henry came to long for his wife . At the time , Henry recovered quickly from the shock . Measures were immediately put in place to find another wife for Henry , which , at the insistence of Cromwell and the court , were focused on the European continent . 
