Jane Dormer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jane Dormer

British noble

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1538

Place of Birth: Eythrope, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1612

Profession: lady-in-waiting

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jane Dormer

  • Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (6 January 1538 – 13 January 1612) was an English lady-in-waiting to Mary I who, after the Queen's death, married Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria and went to live in Spain, where she would become a magnet for exiled English Catholics.
  • She maintained a correspondence with Queen Elizabeth, and also corresponded with contacts sympathetic to the Roman Catholic cause in England.
  • Within Spain she championed the cause of exiled English fallen on hard times.
  • On her husband's death in 1571 she took over the management of his estates.
  • She died in Spain on 13 January 1612 and was buried at the monastery of Santa Clara in Zafra.

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