he was king Henry VIII son and he only lived till he was 14 he was a very sickly child and his mother died of child bed fever after the birth of edward!
William Duke of Normandy Another answer: There have been several Kings with the name of Edward. You need to state which one you mean. None of them were succeeded by William I, who succeeded King...
This is unknown it's currently a huge dibate. He's a legend, a myth, but some people believe that he was real, and would return some day for that matter.