Lady Jane Grey became de facto Queen of England on the 10th of July 1553.
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Lady Jane Grey was born in England, in 1537. She was born in Leicestershire in October 1537, to Lady Frances Brandon and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Lady Jane Grey's mother, Lady Francis Brandon, was related to Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Mary Tudor, Queen Consort of France.
Mary Tudor, Queen Consort of France, shouldn't be mistaken for Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary), who was Henry VIII's daughter. Bloody Mary would be the one to end Lady Jane Grey's short reign as de facto Queen of England, becoming Mary I. ​ Jane entered royal life at a very young age. At just ten years old, Jane entered the royal household of Henry the VIII's last queen and wife, Katherine Parr.
​By October 1551, Lady Jane Grey became more acquainted with royal life, when she entered the Tudor court. At this point, in 1551, Henry VIII was no longer king. He had died on the 28th of January 1547 and was succeeded by his son, Edward.
Edward became King Edward VI of England. His reign was a short one. In February 1553, Edward took ill. During his illness, Edward named his cousin, Lady Jane Grey as his successor. This created a line of the succession crisis, as Henry VIII created the Third Succession Act (1543). The Third Succession Act (1543) restored Edward's sisters to the line of succession, Mary and Elizabeth. Mary was next-in-line to the throne if Edward died, according to the Third Succession Act. With Edward naming Jane Grey as his successor, the situation became a battle for the throne of England, when Edward died on the 6th of July 1553. Four days later, Jane became Queen. ​
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