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Jane Seymour (other)
Jane Seymour (died 1537) was the queen consort of England, third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI. Jane Seymour may also refer to: * Lady Jane Seymour (c. 1541–1561), niece of the above, writer * Lady Jane Seymour (c. 1637–1679), daughter of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and wife of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan * Jane Seymour (actress) (born 1951), English actress and writer * Jane Seymour (Canadian actress) (1893–1956), Canadian-American actress * Jane Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset Jane Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Sheridan; 5 November 1809 – 14 December 1884), was the wife of Edward, Duke of Somerset. Life Jane Georgiana Sheridan was the third daughter of Thomas Sheridan and his wife the novelist C ... (1809–1884) * '' BSS Jane Seymour'', a video game {{hndis, Seymour, Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their Wives of Henry VIII, marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, the future King Edward VI. She was the only wife of Henry to receive a queen's funeral or to be buried beside him in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Early life Jane, the daughter of John Seymour (1474–1536), Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth, was most likely born at Wulfhall, Wiltshire, although West Bower Manor in Somerset has also been suggested. Her birth date is not recorded; various accounts use anywhere from 1504 to 1509, but it is generally estimated around 1508. Through her maternal grandfather, she was a descendant of King Edward III's son Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Jane Seymour
Lady Jane Seymour (c.1541 – 19 March 1561) was an influential writer during the sixteenth century in England, along with her sisters, Lady Margaret Seymour and Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ''Seymour, Lady Jane (1541–1561), writer'', by Jane Stevenson They were the children of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, who from 1547 was the Lord Protector of England after the death of King Henry VIII and during the minority of Jane's first cousin, King Edward VI. She was baptised 22 February 1541, her godmothers were Lady Mary (the King's daughter, at the time declared illegitimate but later to become queen) and Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and queen at the time. Some sources say that Thomas Cromwell was her godfather, but this cannot be correct as he had been executed the year before. Jane was thus the niece of Henry VIII's third wife, Queen Jane, whom she was probably named after. She was the sole witnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan
Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS ( bapt. 12 December 1639 – 12 October 1694), was an English peer and politician. He was a member of a famous Anglo-Irish aristocratic family. Early life Charles Boyle was the son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd Baroness Clifford ''suo jure'', and was styled with the courtesy title of Viscount Dungarvan from birth. Career In 1663, Charles Boyle was called to the Irish House of Lords as Viscount Dungarvan and became a Fellow of the Royal Society the following year. From 1670 to 1679, Charles was Member of Parliament for Tamworth in the British House of Commons, and then for Yorkshire from 1679 onward. In 1682, he purchased the original Chiswick House which was a Jacobean house owned by Sir Edward Wardour. The house was used as a summer retreat by the Boyle family from their central London residence, Burlington House. In 1689, he was called to the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Seymour (actress)
Jane Seymour (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg; 15 February 1951) is an English actress. After making her screen debut as an uncredited extra in the 1969 musical comedy ''Oh! What a Lovely War'', Seymour transitioned to leading roles in film and television, including a leading role in the television series ''The Onedin Line'' (1972–1973) and the role of psychic Bond girl Solitaire in the James Bond film '' Live and Let Die'' (1973). Critical acclaim followed with a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for '' Captains and the Kings'' (1976). In 1982, Seymour won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for the miniseries '' East of Eden'' (1981). She received additional Golden Globe nominations in the same category for the television film ''The Woman He Loved'' (1988), in which she portrayed Wallis Simpson, and the miniseries ''War and Remembrance'' (1988-1989), for wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Seymour (Canadian Actress)
Jane Seymour (born Marjorie Seymour Fitz-patrick; March 24, 1893 – January 30, 1956) was a Canadian-American film and television actress known for her performance in films including playing mom in '' Tom, Dick and Harry'' (1941) ''The RKO Features: A Complete Filmography'' Neibaur - 1994 and for roles in several TV series. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seymour, Jane 1893 births 1956 deaths Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario American film actresses American television actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States 20th-century American actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgiana Seymour, Duchess Of Somerset
Jane Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Sheridan; 5 November 1809 – 14 December 1884), was the wife of Edward, Duke of Somerset. Life Jane Georgiana Sheridan was the third daughter of Thomas Sheridan and his wife the novelist Caroline Callander, daughter of Sir James Callander of Craigforth and Ardkinglas. She was the younger sister of Helen Lady Dufferin, songwriter, composer, poet, and author, and Caroline Norton, society beauty, feminist, social reformer, and author. Georgiana, Helen, and Caroline were the granddaughters of Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Known for her loveliness, the Duchess was chosen to be the "Queen of Beauty" at the Eglinton Tournament in 1839. She married Edward, Duke of Somerset (then Lord Seymour) on the 10th of June 1830, when he was twenty-five and she was twenty. They had two sons and three daughters: * Lady Jane Hermione Seymour (1 January 1832 – 1909), married Sir Frederick Graham (1820 – 1888), and had issue ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
