Legal Definition of distress. 1  1 : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized; specifically : seizure by a landlord of a tenant's property to obtain satisfaction of arrearages in rent Editor's note: Distress is regulated by statute where available.
Edward VI (12 October 1537 â 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant.
When did King Henry VII die? King Henry VII of England died on 21 April 1509 and was succeeded by his son King Henry VIII. When did King Edward IV die? Edward IV died on 9 April 1483 He died on 9 April 1483 and is buried in St._George's_Chapel,_Windsor, Windsor_Castle. He was succeeded by his twelve-year-old son, Edward_V_oâ¦f_England. It is not known what actually caused Edward's death.