Jane Seymour

Queen

Birthday May 30, 1508

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Wiltshire, England

DEATH DATE Oct 24, 1537 (29)

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About

Third wife of King Henry VIII who left him a male heir, but at the cost of her own life. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral and be buried beside him. 

Before Fame

After King Henry took a liking to her, he dispatched his then-wife Anne Boleyn on trumped-up treason charges.

Trivia

She was a lady in waiting for Anne Boleyn, which is how King Henry came to know her.

Family Life

She grew up in a noble family, the great-great granddaughter of King Edward III.

Associated With

Wendy Barrie played her in the Academy Award-nominated film The Private Life of Henry VIII.