Born to Henry Grey and Lady Francis Brandon, a granddaughter of Henry VII, Lady Jane, also known as "The Nine Day Queen," was well-educated and brought up in a zealously Protestant household. Her upbringing and presence at court with her first cousin once-removed, King Edward VI of England, led the dying Edward at age 15 to pronounce her his heir. Following Edward's death, she was proclaimed Queen by the Privy Council, but nine days later, on July 19, after Mary had roused much popular support, the Privy Council proclaimed Mary queen instead. Jane was imprisoned, tried for treason, and, the following year, beheaded along with her husband on February 12th, 1554.