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Jane Seymour (born 1509?, England—died October 24, 1537, Hampton Court, London) was the third wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of King Edward VI. She succeeded—where Henry’s previous wives had failed—in providing a legitimate male heir to the throne.
Jane Seymour ( / ˈsiːmɔːr /; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year.
Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: May 12, 2021. (1509-1537) Who Was Jane Seymour? After Henry VIII 's wife, Anne Boleyn, was executed, Jane Seymour and Henry married on May 30, 1536. On October 12, 1537, she gave birth...
Jun 3, 2021 · Jane Seymour was the third of Henry VIII's six wives, and the only one to bear him a son, the future Edward VI. She is the queen who 'died', passing away shortly after giving birth.
Jan 11, 2021 · 6. She was never crowned Queen. The start of Jane’s career as Queen was inauspicious – as her coronation in October 1536 was cancelled after a plague and a series of revolts in the north turned Henry’s eyes elsewhere. As a result, she was never crowned and remained Queen Consort until her death.
Lady Jane Seymour (1507/1508–October 24, 1537), was a queen of England and the third wife of Henry VIII, who bore him the son and heir he so ardently desired in Edward VI. Henry courted her while still married to Anne Boleyn. She became betrothed to Henry just one day after the execution of Anne.
Mar 10, 2019 · Updated on March 10, 2019. Known for: The third wife of King Henry VIII of England; Jane bore a much-wanted son as heir (the future Edward VI) Occupation: Queen consort (third) to England's King Henry VIII; had been a maid of honor to both Catherine of Aragon (from 1532) and Anne Boleyn.
Sep 19, 2016 · Jane Seymour may have first come to court in the service of Queen Catherine, but then was moved to wait on Anne Boleyn as Anne rose in the King's favor and eventually became his second wife. In September 1535, the King stayed at the Seymour family home in Wiltshire, England.
Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, didn't last long, but she delivered. She married Henry 11 days after Anne Boleyn’s execution, and died giving him a longed-for son. But was Jane a helpless victim or secret schemer?
Feb 1, 2015 · Jane Seymour fulfilled her most important duty as queen, but she was never crowned and died just twelve days after the long and arduous birth. She was Henry’s third wife and seems never to have made much of an impression upon anyone except the king.
