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Jane Seymour (/ ˈ s iː m ɔːr /; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn , who was accused by Henry of adultery after failing to produce a male heir.
Seymour is a celebrity ambassador for Childhelp, a national nonprofit organisation dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. [35] In 2007, she sponsored a children's Art Pillow contest as part of the Jane Seymour Collection, with the proceeds going to Childhelp. [36] On 12 April 2013, it was announced that Seymour was divorcing ...
Queen consorts Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr also descended from Maud's son, Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. Maud de Braose was described by author Linda E. Mitchell as the "perfect example of a woman who obviated the restrictions her sex placed upon her and succeeded in placing herself squarely at the centre of the political ...
Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suffolk, KB (born c. 1448, died between 17 August 1499 and 27 February 1501), de jure 4th Baron le Despenser was an English baron who is notable for being the grandfather of Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, and the great-grandfather of Jane's son, Edward VI.
Jane Seymour and her grandkids got in the festive spirit in their holiday best. The British actress took to Instagram on Dec. 26 to share new photos with her granddaughters Willa and Luna. Looking ...
Jeannot Szwarc, the director known for 1978’s Jaws 2 and more, has died at the age of 85. Actress Jane Seymour, who played the role of Elise McKenna in Somewhere in Time, paid tribute to Szwarc ...
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG, PC (c. 1508 – 20 March 1549) was a brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. [1] With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he vied for control of their nephew, the young King Edward VI (r. 1547–1553).
The first two photos showed the sisters posing together years prior, with one seemingly on the set of Seymour’s hit show Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, which ran from 1993 to 1998.