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Jane Seymour

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1508–1537 Also known as Jane Seymour、Queen Jane of England

Jane Seymour (c.1508–1537), Henry VIII's third queen and a Tudor English noblewoman, married Henry in 1536 and bore the future Edward VI that same ye…

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  1. c. 1508–1536Wulfhall · WiltshireJane Seymour came from the Seymour noble family of Wiltshire and served as a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Known for her gentle temperament, she gradually won Henry VIII's favor and became the candidate to succeed Anne Boleyn as queen.
  2. 1536–1537Hampton Court · Greater LondonEleven days after Anne Boleyn's execution in May 1536, Jane married Henry VIII and became England's third queen. In October 1537 she gave birth to Prince Edward, the future Edward VI, at Hampton Court, fulfilling Henry VIII's most urgent dynastic wish, but died shortly afterward of puerperal fever, deeply grieving Henry VIII.

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