Jane Dormer | |
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Duchess of Feria | |
Born | 6 January 1538 Eythrope, Buckinghamshire |
Died | 13 January 1612 Spain | (aged 74)
Buried | Monastery of Santa Clara, Zafra, Extremadura, Spain |
Spouse(s) | Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria |
Issue | Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba |
Father | Sir William Dormer |
Mother | Mary Sidney |
Occupation | Lady-in-Waiting to Mary I of England |
Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (6 January 1538 – 13 January 1612) was an English lady-in-waiting to Mary I who, after the Queen's death, married Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria and went to live in Spain, where she would become a magnet for exiled English Catholics. She maintained a correspondence with Queen Elizabeth, and also corresponded with contacts sympathetic to the Catholic cause in England. Within Spain she championed the cause of exiled English fallen on hard times. On her husband's death in 1571 she took over the management of his estates. She died in Spain on 13 January 1612 and was buried at the monastery of Santa Clara in Zafra.