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Lady Margaret Wotton, Lady Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Jane's paternal and maternal grandparents. Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Frances Brandon.
Jun 26, 2024 · Lady Jane Grey (born October 1537, Bradgate, Leicestershire, England—died February 12, 1554, London) was the titular queen of England for nine days in 1553. Beautiful and intelligent, she reluctantly allowed herself at age 15 to be put on the throne by unscrupulous politicians; her subsequent execution by Mary Tudor aroused universal sympathy.
Jul 2, 2020 · Lady Jane Grey was born in October 1537 the daughter of Henry Grey and Frances Brandon. She was the granddaughter of Henry VIII ‘s younger sister Mary Tudor . Her upbringing was strict and her parents sought to use her and her sisters to improve their station in life.
Feb 1, 2015 · Lady Jane Grey was the eldest child of Lord Henry and Lady Frances Grey, the duke and duchess of Suffolk. She was a viable heir to the English throne because of her maternal grandmother, Princess Mary Tudor.
The great-granddaughter of Henry VII, Jane inherited the crown from her cousin Edward VI on 9 July 1553. She arrived at the Tower of London to prepare for her coronation, but within a fortnight she was back as a prisoner of her Catholic cousin, Mary I who had claimed the throne as rightfully hers.
Jane was born in the autumn of 1537, the daughter of the Marquess of Dorset. Through her mother, Lady Frances Brandon, she was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.
Jane had two younger sisters, Lady Catherine Grey and Lady Mary Grey; through their mother, the three sisters were great-granddaughters of Henry VII and members of the House of Tudor. Her father was a descendant of Edward IV's commoner Queen, Elizabeth Woodville by her first husband.
Apr 11, 2022 · Lady Jane Grey was born to parents Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517-1554) and Frances, Duchess of Suffolk (1517-1559). Her grandparents were Mary Tudor (1496-1533) and Charles Brandon, 1 st Duke of Suffolk (c.1484 – 1545).
Lady Jane Grey was born at Bradgate Park, Leicestershire around October 1537. Her mother was the daughter of Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor, and she was a great granddaughter of Henry VII. She was raised a Protestant and had a difficult childhood as her mother dominated her meek mannered daughter.
May 11, 2018 · Born in 1545 (some sources cite 1540); died on April 20, 1578, in London, England; daughter of Henry Grey, marquis of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk) and Frances Brandon (1517–1559, granddaughter of King Henry VII); sister of Catherine Grey (c. 1540–1568) and Lady Jane Grey (1537–1554); married Thomas Keyes, on August 10, 1565.
