She was his great-grandaughter. Yes that is true, yet this might help even more! Henry VIII had a younger sister named Princess Mary (NOT BLOODY MARRY). Princess Marry had a daughter named Frances Brandon. Frances Brandon is Lady Jane Grey's mother. So Lady Jane Grey's Great Grandfather or might me Great Grand Uncle is Henry VIII.
lady jane grey
Lady Jane Grey's mother was Lady Frances Brandon-the daughter of Duke Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor.
Her mother was the daughter of Mary Tudor (making Jane the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.)
The father of Lady Jane Grey (1537 - 1554), the "nine days queen" was Henry Grey, the 1st Duke of Suffolk (1515 - 1554). Jane was the great grandaughter of Henry VII, the first Tudor king, through her mother, Lady Frances Brandon.
Mary I became queen after Lady Jane Grey, who held the throne for only 9 days.
She was named by Edward VI as his successor and claimed the throne of England but after only 9 days Edward's eldest sister Mary Tudor successfully claimed the throne as Mary I and Lady Jane Grey was executed for Treason.
she didn't. mary tudor claimed the throne, telling people Jane was illegitimate, which resulted in her beheading.
Lady Jane Grey was the great-niece of King Henry VIII. She was the granddaughter of Henry's sister, Mary Tudor, who married Louis XII of France. As a result, Jane was part of the Tudor family lineage, which made her a contender for the English throne during the succession crisis following Edward VI's death.
lady jane grey was a catholic
Lady Jane Grey. Mary Tudor had her cut down to size !
5 years - 1553 - 1558. Lady Jane Grey before, Elizabeth first afterwards.
Yes she did. Her daughter Frances had several children. Two of whom being Lady Jane Grey and Katherine Grey.