JANE GUILDFORD
LADY JANE GUILDFORD
LADY JANE DUDLEY, VISCOUNTESS LISLE
LADY JANE DUDLEY, COUNTESS OF WARWICK
LADY WARWICK
JANE, DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
"JANE NORTHUMBERLAND"
JANE GUILDFORD, DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
BIRTH: 1508/09, Kent (?Halden, Rolvenden?)
MARRIAGE: c. 1525
DEATH: 15/22 Jan 1555, Chelsea Manor, London
BURIAL: 01 Feb 1555, More's Chapel, Chelsea Old Church, London
LINEAGE
PARENTS:
SIR EDWARD GUILDFORD
of Offington, Broadwater, Sussex
c.1474-1534
ELEANOR WEST
daughter of Sir Thomas Warr, 8th Baron de la Warr
??-1525
SIBLINGS:
RICHARD GUILDFORD
?? - bef.1534
SPOUSE:
JOHN DUDLEY
Duke of Northumberland
1504-1553
CHILDREN:
SIR HENRY DUDLEY
died at the Siege of Boulogne
"aged 19"
1525-1544
AMBROSE DUDLEY
3rd Earl of Warwick
c.1530-1590
HENRY DUDLEY
'Harry Dudley'
seventh son
c.1537-1557
MARGARET DUDLEY
"died aged 4"
??
TEMPERANCE DUDLEY
"died aged 1"
??
THOMAS DUDLEY
"died aged 2"
c.1526-1528
ROBERT DUDLEY
1st Earl of Leicester
1532-1588
CHARLES DUDLEY
"died aged 8"
??
KATHERINE DUDLEY
"died aged 7"
c.1538-1543
JOHN DUDLEY
2nd Earl of Warwick
c.1529-1554
GUILDFORD DUDLEY
.
c.1536-1554
MARY DUDLEY
Lady Sidney
[Sidney]
c.1535-1586
KATHERINE DUDLEY
Countess of Huntingdon
[Hastings]
c.1543-1620
KEY EVENTS
c.1508/09 - Birth of JANE GUILDFORD in Kent (?Halden Place, Rolvenden - father Edward Guildford came in possession of manor in c.1500).
Aft. Aug 1511 - Following execution of father EDMUND DUDLEY, JOHN DUDLEY enters Guildford household, as ward of Edward Guildford, where he spends significant part of his childhood.
c.1525 - Marriage of JOHN DUDLEY and JANE GUILDFORD.
1534 - Death of father Sir Edward Guildford; began successful chancery claim to inherit (over cousin John Guildford), with support from Thomas Cromwell (was in possession of manor by 1537 - "28 HEN VIII").
11 Nov 1537 - Part of JANE SEYMOUR's funeral procession from Hampton Court Palace, with burial in St George's Chapel, Windsor - one of 29 mourners.
1540 - JANE GUILDFORD served as lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's 4th Queen Consort (Jan-Jul 1540).
12 Jul 1543 - Present for marriage of KATHERINE PARR to Henry VIII, at Hampton Court Palace; one of only 18 guests in the intimate ceremony.
May-Jul 1546 - Arrest, interrogation, torture and execution of Anne Askew, Protestant Reformist preacher. JANE GUILDFORD known to have Protestant sympathies, along with KATHERINE PARR, whom she was lady-in-waiting to; Anne's interrogations centred around her beliefs as well as trying to identify any personal contacts/supporters within the Queen's household (including Jane).
06 Jul 1553 - Death of EDWARD VI; JOHN DUDLEY starts to implement Edward's 'Devise for the Succession'.
09 Jul 1553 - JANE GREY arrives at Syon House, accompanied by MARY DUDLEY; she is met by her parents, husband GUILDFORD DUDLEY, mother-in-law JANE GUILDFORD (who has travelled from Durham House), and members of Privy Council, including father-in-law JOHN DUDLEY.
Jane Grey is informed of death of EDWARD VI and confirmation of the 'Devise' - with encouragement from Dudleys and Greys, accepts Crown of England from Privy Council.
10 Jul 1553 - JANE GUILDFORD accompanies JANE GREY and GUILDFORD DUDLEY to Tower of London, following proclamation of Jane as Queen of England.
20 Jul 1553 - Mary I proclaimed as Queen of England; JANE GUILDFORD released from Tower of London soon after.
22 Aug 1553 - Execution of husband JOHN DUDLEY on Tower Hill.
1554 - JANE GUILDFORD petitions Mary I for grant of Chelsea Manor (following confiscation of husband's properties in Jul 1553); is granted to her for life.
12 Feb 1554 - Son GUILDFORD DUDLEY executed on Tower Hill, hours before JANE GREY was executed at Tower of London; both tried at Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.
18 Oct 1554 - 4 surviving sons (JOHN, AMBROSE, ROBERT and Henry 'Harry' Dudley) released from Tower of London, after multiple pleas from JANE GUILDFORD and son-in-law Henry Sidney.
21 Oct 1554 - Death of son JOHN DUDLEY at Penshurst Place, Kent, home of daughter MARY DUDLEY and husband Henry Sidney.
15 or 22 Jan 1555 - Death of JANE GUILDFORD at Chelsea Manor (different dates of death given on inquisition postmortem and on monument).
01 Feb 1555 - Burial of JANE GUILDFORD in More's Chapel, Chelsea Old Church.
