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Lady Jane Grey

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Lady Jane Grey

d. 1554

Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553

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Biography

Lady Jane Grey, also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage, and nicknamed as 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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1553
Event

Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer and four others, including Lady Jane Grey, are accused of high treason and sentenced to death under Catholic Queen "Bloody" Mary I.

November 13 →
1553
Event

The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.

July 19 →
1553
Event

en Londres (Inglaterra), bajo el reinado de la reina María Bloody Mary de Inglaterra, Thomas Cranmer (arzobispo de Canterbury) y cuatro otros, incluida Lady Jane Grey, son acusados de alta traición y sentenciados a muerte.

November 13 →
1553
Event

Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.

July 10 →
1553
Event

Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.

July 19 →
1554
Death

English daughter of Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (b. 1537)

February 12 →
1554
Event

A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.

February 12 →

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