Lady Jane Grey
English noblewoman and deposed Queen regnant of England
Lady Jane Grey
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Description | English noblewoman English: Executed for high treason | ||
Date of birth/death | circa 1537 |
12 February 1554 / 1554 ![]() | |
Location of birth/death | Bradgate House | Tower of London | |
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Lady Jane Grey (1537 – 12 February 1554) was a claimant to the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Ireland. She was de facto monarch of England after the death of Edward VI for just over a week in July 1553.
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Engraving by Willem van de Passe, 1620
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The Streatham Portrait of Lady Jane Grey
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Praying Lady Jane Grey to accept the Crown, by Giovanni Battista Cipriani
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George Whiting Flagg: Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution. 1835
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The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, by Paul Delaroche