Jane Seymour | |
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Queen consort of England | |
Tenure | 30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537 |
Proclamation | 4 June 1536 |
Born | c. 1508 probably Wulfhall, Wiltshire, England[1] |
Died | 24 October 1537 (aged 28–29) Hampton Court Palace, England |
Burial | 12 November 1537 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England |
Spouse | |
Issue | Edward VI of England |
House | Seymour |
Father | Sir John Seymour |
Mother | Margery Wentworth |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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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. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was accused by King Henry VIII of adultery after failing to produce the male heir he so desperately desired. Jane, however, died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, the future King Edward VI. She was the only wife of Henry to receive a queen's funeral; and he was later buried alongside her remains in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.