Jane Seymour; Henry's third wife
Married: for only a year and a half
Father: Sir John Seymour
Mother: Margery Wentworth
Before she was Queen
Jane was estimated to have been born between 1504 and 1509 most likely 1508
She was not as educated as much as Catherine or Anne but her needle work was so good that some of her work lasted as long as 1652
Jane became a maid-of-honour in 1532 to Catherine, but may have served her as early as 1527, and went on to serve Anne
Henry's interest
Henry's first interest in Jane (record) was 3 months before Anne's execution
Henry and Jane were betrothed just one day after Anne's execution (well they got straight to the point 👀)
Life as a Queen
Her very public sympathy for Catherine before and after her death and her daughter Mary showed her to be compassionate and made her a popular figure with the common people
Jane formed a strong bond with Mary (unlike Anne) she tried to restore her name as Princess (before and after becoming Queen) while she never succeed in that, she did restore Mary and Henry's relationship
Having a kid
In January of 1537 Jane became pregnant, during her pregnancy she lead a rather quiet life
She gave birth to Henry's heir who would later become King Edward VI on October 12 1537
Death
Edwards birth took 2 days and 3 nights
On October 24th 1537, just 2 weeks after her sons birth she died
November 12 1537, her burial took place
Mary was chief Mourner
Henry wore black for the next 3 months after Jane's death
Jane was the only wife to receive a Queens burial
People believe she was Henry's favorite wife, seeing she gave him an heir
He didn't remarry till after 2 years
After his death in 1547 he was buried next to Jane, per his request
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