Jane Seymour

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This article is about the queen. For the English actress, see Jane Seymour (British actress). For other people, see Jane Seymour (disambiguation).


Born c. 1508
probably Wulfhall, Wiltshire, England
Died 24 October 1537 (aged 28–29)
Hampton Court Palace, England
Burial 12 November 1537
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
Spouse Henry VIII ​(m. 1536)​
Issue Edward VI
House Seymour
Father Sir John Seymour
Mother Margery Wentworth
Religion Roman Catholicism
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Jane Seymour (/ˈsiːmɔːr/; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was accused by Henry of adultery after failing to produce a male heir. Jane, however, died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, the future King Edward VI. She was the only wife of Henry VIII to receive a queen's funeral, and Henry was later buried alongside her remains in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.