Jane Seymour

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Jane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII of England and the mother of his only legitimate male heir, King Edward VI.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Noblewoman
Queen consort of England
associatedDynasty Tudor dynasty
associatedWithEvent English Reformation
birthYear c. 1508
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
burialWith Henry VIII of England
causeOfDeath postpartum complications
child Edward VI of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 24 October 1537
deathPlace Hampton Court Palace
engagementToHenryVIII 1536
era Tudor period
father Sir John Seymour
favoredBy Henry VIII of England
fullName Jane Seymour
house House of Seymour
knownFor Advocating reconciliation between Henry VIII and his daughter Mary
Demure and conservative public image
marriageDate 30 May 1536
marriageLocation Whitehall Palace
monarchConsortTo Henry VIII of England
mother Margery Wentworth
motherOf Edward VI of England
notableFor Being the mother of Edward VI
Being the third wife of Henry VIII
portrayedIn Television series "The Tudors"
Various historical novels about the Tudors
positionHeld Queen consort of England
predecessorAsQueenConsort Anne Boleyn
regnalStyle Jane, by the Grace of God, Queen of England and France, Lady of Ireland
reignEnd 24 October 1537
reignStart 30 May 1536
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouseByMarriage House of Tudor
servedAsLadyInWaitingTo Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon
sibling Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
spouse Henry VIII of England
spouseOrderNumberForHenryVIII 3
stepchild Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
successorAsQueenConsort Anne of Cleves
title Lady Seymour
Queen of England


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