GREY, Lady Jane, [1537-1554] -- English noblewoman, Queen of England
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Queen of England
a/k/a
England (1553),: Queen, DisputedIreland (1553),: Queen, Disputed
Jane, Queen of England
Nine Days Queen
Lady Jane Grey was a great-granddaughter of Henry VII;
gained mastery of several languages;
Married against her wish to Lord
¤Guilford Dudley
(1553)
as part of a plot to alter succession to her favor on death of King Edward VI;
Proclaimed Queen of England (9 Jul 1553);
On dispersal of her father-in-law's troops, imprisoned (19 Jul);
Pleaded guilty to charge of high treason, death sentence suspended;
Beheaded, with her husband, after her father's participation in Wyatt's Rebellion.
Chronology |
1553/05 | Married to Guilford Dudley |
1553/07/06 | Edward VI dies |
1553/07/09 | Lady Jane proclaimed Queen of England |
1553/07/19 | She is deposed by Mary and imprisoned with her husband |
1553/11/15 | Jane and Guilford tried and convicted of treason. Death sentence set aside. |
1554/02 | Jane's father supports the rebels in Wyatt's rebellion. Queen Mary signs death warrants for Jane and Guilford. |
1554/02/11 | Guilford, then Jane, beheaded at Tower Hill |
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