Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour
Portrait by Hans Holbein, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Queen consort of England
Tenure	30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537
Proclamation	4 June 1536
Born	c. 1508
Died	24 October 1537 (aged 28) Hampton Court Palace
Burial	12 November 1537 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse	Henry VIII of England (m. 1536)
Issue	Edward VI of England
Family	Seymour
Father	John Seymour
Mother	Margery Wentworth
Religion	Church of England prev. Roman Catholic
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Jane Seymour (c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who became King Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Jane was likely born at Wulfhall, Wiltshire, the daughter of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth. Through her maternal grandfather, she was a descendant of King Edward III's son Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. Because of this, she and King Henry VIII were fifth cousins. She shared a great-grandmother, Elizabeth Cheney, with his second and fifth wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.

She was not educated as highly as King Henry's previous wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. She could read and write a little, but was much better at needlework and household management, which were considered much more necessary for women. Jane's needlework was reported to be beautiful and elaborate; some of her work survived as late as 1652, when it is recorded to have been given to the Seymour family. After her death, it was noted that Henry was an "enthusiastic embroiderer."

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