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Jane Grey 1537–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Grey

Mother: Frances Brandon

Spouse(s): Lord Dudley, KING V111, Sir Herbert

Children(s): Elizabeth Dudley

Jane Grey was born in 1537 in Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England, the child of Henry Grey And Frances Brandon. Jane Grey married King Henry V111, Lord Guilford Dudley, Sir Henry Pembroke Herbert, and had children including Elizabeth Dudley, Jane Guilford Dudley. Jane Grey passed away in 1554 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Grey was born in 1537 in Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England, the child of Henry Grey And Frances Brandon.
  • Jane Grey married King Henry V111, Lord Guilford Dudley, Sir Henry Pembroke Herbert, and had children including Elizabeth Dudley, Jane Guilford Dudley.
  • Jane Grey passed away in 1554 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Grey's Ancestors

Self
Jane Grey
1537–1554
Birth Place: Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Henry Grey
1510–1554
Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Charles Brandon "1st Duke of) Suffolk"
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Mary ('Rose' Tudor, Queen Consort of France, Duchess of Suffolk House of) Tudor
1496–1533
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brandon
1456–1485
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth England
1465–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Grey's Descendants

1.
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Jane Grey (1537–1554) m. Lord (Guilford) Dudley (1536–12 Feb 1554) m. KING (HENRY) V111 (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) m. Sir (Henry Pembroke) Herbert (27 Oct 1534–19 January 1601)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Dudley 1552–1629

Jane Grey's Timeline

4 Records

1537
12 Oct 1537
Birth of Jane Grey in Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England
Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England
1537
1537
Birth of Jane Grey
None
1554
12 Feb 1554
Age 17
Death of Jane Grey in Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, England (Execution
Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, England (Execution
1554
1554
Age 17
Death of Jane Grey
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1537
    Event Place: Bradgate Park, Charwood Forest, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 105
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1554
    Event Place: Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, England (Execution
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 105
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0215

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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