1537-1554. Queen of England for ten days,
9-19 July 1553, the great- granddaughter of
Henry VII. She was married 1553 to Lord
Guildford Dudley (died 1554), son of the Duke
of Northumberland. Edward VI was persuaded by
Northumberland to set aside the claims to the
throne of his sisters Mary and Elizabeth.
When Edward died on 6 July the same year,
Jane reluctantly accepted the crown and was
proclaimed queen four days later. Mary,
although a Roman Catholic, had the support of
the populace, and the Lord Mayor of London
announced that she was queen 19 July. Grey
was executed on Tower Green.