Lady Jane Grey

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Lady Jane Grey was the teenage noblewoman who briefly reigned as de facto Queen of England for nine days in 1553 before being deposed and executed, becoming known as the "Nine Days' Queen."

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Lady Jane Grey canonical 12
Guildford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
Queen of England
historical figure
human
monarch
ageAtDeath 16 or 17
alsoKnownAs Jane Dudley
Jane Dudley
surface form: Lady Jane Dudley

The Nine Days' Queen
associatedWithEvent succession crisis of 1553
associatedWithPlace Bradgate House
Tower of London
birthDate 1537-10-01
birthDatePrecision circa 1537-10-01
birthPlace Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
causeOfDeath treason conviction
convictedOf high treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1554-02-12
deathPlace Tower of London
surface form: Tower of London, London, England
education humanist education
father Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
fullName Lady Jane Grey self-link
grandfather Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
grandmother Mary Tudor, Queen of France
hasDepiction The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche
surface form: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (painting by Paul Delaroche)
influencedBy Protestant reformers
knownFor Nine Days’ Queen
surface form: Nine Days' Queen

shortest reign of any English monarch
languageSpoken English
Greek
Latin
mannerOfDeath execution by beheading
memberOfNobleFamily House of Grey
Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
monarchDuringTrial Mary I of England
mother Frances Brandon
surface form: Lady Frances Brandon
notableWork letters and religious writings
placeOfBurial Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
surface form: Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
portrayedAs Protestant martyr
positionHeld Queen of Ireland
de facto Queen of England
predecessor Edward VI of England
reignDuration 9 days
reignEnd 1553-07-19
reignStart 1553-07-10
relative Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Henry VII of England
Mary I of England
religion Church of England
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
spouse Guildford Dudley
Lord Guildford Dudley
successor Mary I of England

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John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland arrangedMarriageFor Lady Jane Grey
this entity surface form: Guildford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey
Tower Green associatedWith Lady Jane Grey
Tower Green executionSiteFor Lady Jane Grey
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche mainSubject Lady Jane Grey
subject surface form: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
Chelsea Old Church associatedWith Lady Jane Grey
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England associatedWith Lady Jane Grey
subject surface form: Sudeley Castle
Guildford Dudley spouse Lady Jane Grey
Guildford Dudley associatedWith Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey fullName Lady Jane Grey self-link