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Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Frances Brandon.The traditional view is that she was born at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire in October 1537, but more recent research indicates that she was born somewhat earlier, possibly in London, sometime before May 1537 [8] [9] or between May 1536 and February 1537. [10]
Lord Guildford Dudley (also spelt Guilford) (c. 1535 [1] – 12 February 1554) was an English nobleman who was married to Lady Jane Grey.She occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553, having been declared the heir of King Edward VI.
Despite the disastrous consequences of her sister Katherine's secret marriage, Mary also married without the Queen's permission. [9] On 16 July 1565, [10] while the Queen was absent attending the marriage of her kinsman, Sir Henry Knollys [11] (d. 21 December 1582), and Margaret Cave, the daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave, [12] Mary secretly married the Queen's sergeant porter, Thomas Keyes, son of ...
Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (née Lady Katherine Grey; 25 August 1540 – 26 January 1568) [1] [2] was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey.. A granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary, she emerged as a prospective successor to her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, before incurring Queen Elizabeth's wrath by secretly marrying Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford.
He drew up a document, "My Devise for the Succession", whose final version of June 1553 was to settle the Crown on his Protestant cousin Lady Jane Grey, overturning the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth. [23] Jane Grey was the daughter of Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, a niece of Henry VIII by his younger sister Mary.
Thomas and Catherine plan a spectacular birthday party for Elizabeth, in order to bring Edward to their home and take forward the plan to marry their ward Lady Jane Grey to the king. The party backfires after Elizabeth learns the true intention behind the event, and sabotages the evening.
He was the son of Charles Grey (1729–1807), later 1st Baron Grey and 1st Earl Grey, and his wife Elizabeth Grey née Grey (1743–1822). They had ten sons and six daughters: a stillborn daughter (1796) Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey (7 April 1797 – 26 November 1841); married John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (known for the Durham report)
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504 [1] – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death.