Jane GREY, Queen Of England

1537 - 1554  (16 years)

• Name	Jane GREY  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Queen Of England
  Birth	Oct 1537	Bradgate, Leicestershire, ENG   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Feb 1554	Tower Of London, London, , ENG
  Person ID	I7582	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry GREY, Duke Of Suffolk,   b. 17 Jan 1517   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances BRANDON,   b. 15 Jul 1517   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Mar 1533	Suffolk Place, Southwark, London, ENG   [1]
  Family ID	F1008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guilford DUDLEY   d. 12 Feb 1554, Tower Of London, London, , ENG
  Marriage	May 1553	Durham House, London, , ENG   [1]
  Family ID	F382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The following information is from the internet site at http://www.englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/janegrey.html by Marilee:"Jane Grey remains one of the most compelling and tragic figures in Tudor history. She possessed royal blood throur grandmother, Princess Mary Tudor, and this heritage brought her to the scaffold in 1554. Jane had been named heiress to the English throne in her great-uncle Henry VIII's will, but only if his son Edward and daughters Mary and Elizabeth died without issue. But Edward ruled for just six years and his ambitious advisor, John Dudley, was determined to remain in power. To that end, he persuaded Edward to write his own will and leave the throne to his pious cousin, Jane Grey. Though just fifteen at the time, she was known for her Protestant piety and learning; it was this religious devotion which persuaded Edward to alter the succession. Deeply pious himself, he could not leave the throne to his Catholic sister, Mary. Jane was quickly wed to Dudley's son and crowned queen of England in July 1553. But she ruled for just nine days, trapped and unhappy. Mary Tudor claimed the throne with great popular support and Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Her subsequent execution was a political necessity for Mary Tudor. Despite her youth, Jane met her end with great dignity and courage."

  
  

• Sources

  [S264] Tompsett, Brian, Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web at http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html. [S1130] Marilee, http://www.englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/janegrey.html. [S737] Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002).