Lady Jane Grey
Queen of England and Ireland in July 1553 · 1537–1554
Queen for nine days in 1553, chosen by Edward VI's Devise and deposed when Mary I's statutory claim prevailed. A test case for the difference between a family tie and a legal right.
- CrownQueen of England
- Reign1553
- Parents2 known
- Siblings2 known
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- Queen of England1553
- Queen of Ireland1553
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Lady Jane Grey, also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage, and nicknamed the "Nine Days Queen", was an English noblewoman who was proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland on 10 July 1553 and reigned until she was deposed by the Privy Council of England, which proclaimed her cousin, Mary I, as the new Queen on 19 July. Jane was later beheaded for high treason.
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