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After only nine days as the monarch of England, Lady Jane Grey is deposed in favor of her cousin Mary. The 15-year-old Lady Jane, beautiful and intelligent, had only reluctantly agreed to be put on the throne. The decision would result in her execution.
Lady Jane Grey was the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and the cousin of King Edward VI. Lady Jane and Edward were the same age, and they had almost been married in 1549. In May 1553 she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, the son of John Dudley, the duke of Northumberland. When King Edward fell deathly ill with tuberculosis soon after, Jane’s father-in-law, John Dudley persuaded the dying king that Jane, a Protestant, should be chosen the royal successor over Edward’s half-sister Mary, a Catholic. On July 6, 1553, Edward died, and four days later Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen of England.
After only nine days as the monarch of England, Lady Jane Grey is deposed in favor of her cousin Mary. The 15-year-old Lady Jane, beautiful and intelligent, had only reluctantly agreed to be put on the throne. The decision would result in her execution.
Lady Jane Grey was the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and the cousin of King Edward VI. Lady Jane and Edward were the same age, and they had almost been married in 1549. In May 1553 she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, the son of John Dudley, the duke of Northumberland. When King Edward fell deathly ill with tuberculosis soon after, Jane’s father-in-law, John Dudley persuaded the dying king that Jane, a Protestant, should be chosen the royal successor over Edward’s half-sister Mary, a Catholic. On July 6, 1553, Edward died, and four days later Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen of England.
Lady Jane Grey deposed as Queen of England
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Not that familiar with lines of succession, I wonder if hers was the shortest reign of a Queen of England.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
SSG Samuel Kermon - http://www.essentially-england.com/english-monarchs-shortest-reigning.html
MSgt Dale Johnson
Apparently Lady Jane isn't on the list because she was never officially crowned but that didn't save her.
MSgt Dale Johnson
Apparently Lady Jane isn't on the list because she was never officially crowned but that didn't save her.
The Shortest-Reigning English Monarchs
Queen Victoria spent 63 years on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. At the other end of the long line of kings and queens of England, though, we have the shortest-reigning English monarchs. Want to guess?
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