Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour
Queen consort of England
Tenure30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537
Proclamation4 June 1536
Bornc. 1508
probably Wulfhall, Wiltshire, England[1]
Died24 October 1537 (aged 28–29)
Hampton Court Palace, England
Burial12 November 1537
Spouse
(m. 1536)
IssueEdward VI of England
HouseSeymour
FatherSir John Seymour
MotherMargery Wentworth
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureJane Seymour's signature

Jane Seymour (/ˈsmɔːr/; 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 Henry 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.

  1. ^ Norton 2009, p. 11.