GREY, Lady Jane Queen of England

1537 - 1554  (16 years)

• Name	GREY, Jane
  Title	Lady
  Prefix	Lady
  Suffix	Queen of England
  Birth	12 Oct 1537	Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
  Gender	Female
  _COLOR	3
  Death	1554	Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
  Person ID	I22279	Puffers
  Last Modified	24 May 2020

  
  

  Father	GREY, Henry 3rd marquess of Dorsett Duke Suffo,   b. 17 Jan 1517, Bashall, Lancashire, England d. 23 Feb 1554 (Age 37 years)
  Mother	BRANDON, Lady Frances,   b. 16 Jul 1517, Hatfield, Herefordshire, England d. 20 Nov 1559, Shere, Surrey, England (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F4479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DUDLEY, Guildford Duke of Clarence,   b. 1536, England d. 12 Feb 1554, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1553	London, England
  Married	25 May 1553	London, London, England
  Family ID	F20408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Just before the death of Edward VI, her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, was able to convince the seriously ill Edward VI to name Jane as his successor. Jane was named Queen. She created the title of Duke of Clarence and gave it to her husband, believing he had no right to the title of King. They reigned for nine days. Guildford Dudley and Jane were taken into custody by Princess Mary's forces in 1553, and imprisoned in the Tower of London. They were tried and found guilty of treason. He was beheaded on February 12, 1554, while his wife watched from her window.