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| − | '''Jane Seymour''' was the third wife of [[Henry VIII]] whom he married in the same year that he had his second wife, [[Anne Boleyn]], executed. In Jane, Henry finally found a wife who would give him a male heir, [[Edward VI]]. Unfortunately, Jane died during childbirth. While still a child, Edward would eventually become King of [[England]] upon the death of his father, but would himself die as a young man after a short reign. | + | '''Jane Seymour''' (1509 - 1537) was the third wife of [[Henry VIII]] whom he married in the same year that he had his second wife, [[Anne Boleyn]], executed. In Jane, Henry finally found a wife who would give him a male heir, [[Edward VI]]. Unfortunately, Jane died during childbirth. While still a child, Edward would eventually become King of [[England]] upon the death of his father, but would himself die as a young man after a short reign. |
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Jane Seymour (1509 - 1537) was the third wife of Henry VIII whom he married in the same year that he had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, executed. In Jane, Henry finally found a wife who would give him a male heir, Edward VI. Unfortunately, Jane died during childbirth. While still a child, Edward would eventually become King of England upon the death of his father, but would himself die as a young man after a short reign.
Sources
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989