Lady Jane Grey
(1537-1554), Proclaimed Queen 1553Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Protestant claimant to the throne. She was the granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Princess Mary, and in 1553 married Lord Guildford Dudley, son of the Duke of Northumberland. Under Northumberland's influence Edward VI willed her the crown. The sixteen-year old Jane was proclaimed queen at his death in 1553 and reigned for nine days until captured by supporters of Mary Tudor. She was executed in the aftermath of Wyatt's rebellion.
Related People
- Lord Guildford (Guilford) Dudley (husband)
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (father)
- Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (mother)
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