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Jane Seymour (about 1508 – October 24, 1537) was Queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She became betrothed to the king the day after Anne Boleyn’s execution. As queen, in stark contrast to Anne, Jane was said to be strict and formal, swiftly putting a stop to some of the extravagances of the queen’s household. In October 1537 she gave the king the son and heir he so long desired, however less than two weeks after the birth, Jane died of postnatal complications. Their son would later become King Edward VI. Jane was the only of Henry’s six wives to receive a queen’s funeral, and is buried beside him in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The adjoining Aragon Close commemorates Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon who served as Queen of England from 1509 to 1533.
