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.
Discussion Forums. |. Search. EDWARD VI, King of England and Ireland, born at Greenwich on the 12th of October 1537, was the only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, who died of puerperal fever twelve days later.
Skipping a few generations, the next was King George V born on 3 June 1865, son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, a Princess of Denmark. George V reigned from 6th May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936. King George VI was the second son of George V born on 14th December 1895 and took the throne when his elder brother King Edward VIII abdicated on 11th December 1936. George VI's mother was Mary, Princess of Teck. In British history there have been six kings named George. King George I was born 28th May 1660 and reigned from 1st August 1714 until his death on 11th June 1727. His mother was Sophia, Countess Palatine of Simmern. He was succeeded by his son, King George II born 10th November 1683 who reigned from 11th June 1727 until his death on 25th October 1727.