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Death of Jane Seymour

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1537Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1537

Edward VI24 October 1537

Hampton Court · House / House of Tudor

Jane Seymour dies at Hampton Court twelve days after giving birth to Edward.

Jane Seymour24 October 1537

Hampton Court · House / House of Tudor

Death of Jane Seymour, from puerperal fever, after a caesarean section 12 days before during the childbirth of Edward VI

Names involved

Edward VIJane Seymour

Provenance

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