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Jane Seymour

1508 - 1537

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Jane Seymour (; 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 King Henry VIII of adultery after failing to produce the male heir he so desperately desired. Jane, however, died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, the future King Edward VI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jane Seymour has received more than 11,044,415 page views. Her biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Seymour is the 17th most popular companion (up from 24th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 121st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Companion.

Jane Seymour is most famous for her role as the third wife of King Henry VIII, Queen Jane Seymour.

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  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.68

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  • 3.92

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Jane Seymour ranks 17 out of 673. Before her are Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Empress Joséphine, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Madame de Pompadour, Nefertari, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. After her are Ankhesenamun, Roxana, Bathsheba, Elizabeth of York, Joseph Bonaparte, and Aspasia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1508, Jane Seymour ranks 2. Before her is Andrea Palladio. After her are Humayun, Nikola IV Zrinski, Pieter Aertsen, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, Gemma Frisius, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1537, Jane Seymour ranks 1. After her are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Gerolamo Emiliani, Pedro de Mendoza, Madeleine of Valois, and Lempira.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jane Seymour ranks 95 out of 7,765. Before her are Roger Bacon (1220), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850), Walter Scott (1771), Guy Fawkes (1570), Robert Owen (1771), and Edward VIII (1894). After her are George V (1865), William Harvey (1578), Paul McCartney (1942), Henry VI of England (1421), George Stephenson (1781), and Ian McKellen (1939).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Jane Seymour ranks 2. Before her are Anne Boleyn (1501). After her are Elizabeth of York (1466), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), Catherine Howard (1523), Catherine Parr (1512), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Mary Boleyn (1499), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Margaret Tudor (1489), and Mary of Teck (1867).

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