British Monarch. Known as the Nine Days Quee, she was the daughter of Henry Grey, the Marquis of Dorset (later Duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, the niece of King Henry VIII. She married Guildford Dudley in May of 1553. She then became the unwitting pawn in the schemes of the Duke of Northumberland, her father-in-law, to prevent the Roman Catholic Princess Mary from gaining the throne and to see his son as King. The Duke convinced the seriously ill Edward VI to name Jane his successor. Upon his death he, she reigned as Queen for nine days. She and her husband were then taken into custody by Mary's forces on July 20, 1553, and remained in the Tower of London until their execution for treason in 1554.
British Monarch. Known as the Nine Days Quee, she was the daughter of Henry Grey, the Marquis of Dorset (later Duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, the niece of King Henry VIII. She married Guildford Dudley in May of 1553. She then became the unwitting pawn in the schemes of the Duke of Northumberland, her father-in-law, to prevent the Roman Catholic Princess Mary from gaining the throne and to see his son as King. The Duke convinced the seriously ill Edward VI to name Jane his successor. Upon his death he, she reigned as Queen for nine days. She and her husband were then taken into custody by Mary's forces on July 20, 1553, and remained in the Tower of London until their execution for treason in 1554.
Bio by: Kristen Conrad
