'Lady Jane Grey ™' rose parentage tree and parentage and descendant lists by name and generation. The eyebrows are arched and darker than her hair which is nearly red. ^ a b c d "Factsheet: Lady Jane Grey, Nine Days Queen" (PDF). Oxford: Oxford University Press. This left Jane, conveniently married to Northumberland's own son, as the heiress to the throne. ^ Farquhar, Michael (2001). Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary. ^ Waller, Maureen (2006). ^ Alison Plowden "The House of Tudor", page 151. "The traitor-heroine of the Reformation", as historian Albert Pollard called her,[19] was merely 16 or 17 years old at the time of her execution. ...rter 10Th Baron Ferrers of Groby 3Rd Marquess of Dorset 1St Duke of Suffolk Henry Grey, Lady Frances Baroness Ferrers of Groby Countess o... Lady Marie "Mary" “Crouchback Mary” Lady of Beldgate Hall Grey, Oct 12 1537 - Bradgate Park, Leicestershire. The immature Guildford sulked and complained vociferously to his mother but Jane, as obstinate as any Tudor, could not be persuaded to change her mind. Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, for a private execution. After the death of her first husband, the King of France, Mary fell in love with and married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, a country gentleman ennobled by Henry VIII. "Will of Edward VI". Jane, Queen of England and Ireland (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), more commonly known as Lady Jane Grey, was a claimant to the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Ireland, who was de facto monarch of England for just over a week in 1553. p. 111. ^ Lundy, Darryl (2008-05-09). Weir, Alison. Historic Royal Palaces. "Grey, Lady Jane (1534–1554), noblewoman and claimant to the English throne". The Dowling Family Tree with a half million relatives, containsthousands of pictures and over a thousand GeneaStars. in Nichols, John Gough, ed.. "John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath". Jane and the Empress Matilda were both de facto monarchs for short periods, but Matilda used the title "Lady of the English", not queen. She tied a handkerchief about her eyes and put out her hands, feeling for the block, but was unable to find it. She has small features and a well-made nose, the mouth flexible and the lips red. Sovereign Ladies: Sex, Sacrifice, and Power. The fact, indeed, against the queen's highness was unlawful, and the consenting thereunto by me: but touching the procurement and desire thereof by me or on my behalf, I do wash my hands thereof in innocency, before God, and the face of you, good Christian people, this day. de Lisle, Leanda (2009). Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, and beheaded in private. However, Jane soon became viewed as a threat to the Crown when her father, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, got involved with Wyatt's rebellion against Queen Mary's intention to marry Philip II of Spain. She was required to make the traditional short speech to the crowd present to witness her death in which she admitted commiting treason when she accepted the crown of England but "I do wash my hands in innocency, before God and the face of you, good Christian people this day." One of the greatest benefits that God ever gave me is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537[3] – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage)[4] and as "the Nine Days' Queen",[5] was an English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.. After Edward's death, Jane was proclaimed queen on 10 July 1553 and awaited coronation in the Tower of London. She wrung her hands and asked that they witness her death, that she died a good Christian. She was accompanied by her half-sister Elizabeth, and a procession of over 800 nobles and gentlemen. Attention : Age at Marriage (May 21, 1553) Below 16 Years (15), Feb 12 1555 - Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England.