Lord Guilford Dudley
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Lord Guilford Dudley, also spelled Guildford (1533/1536 12 February 1554), was the husband of Lady Jane Grey who, declared as his heir by Edward VI, de facto occupied the English throne from 6/10 July till 19 July 1553. Guilford enjoyed a humanist education and was married to Jane about six weeks before the King's death in a magnificent celebration. After Guilford's father, the Duke of Northumberland, had engineered Jane's accession, Jane and Guilford spent their brief rule residing in the Tower of London, acting in the roles of queen and king. Guilford's demand to be made an actual king was…mehr

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Lord Guilford Dudley, also spelled Guildford (1533/1536 12 February 1554), was the husband of Lady Jane Grey who, declared as his heir by Edward VI, de facto occupied the English throne from 6/10 July till 19 July 1553. Guilford enjoyed a humanist education and was married to Jane about six weeks before the King's death in a magnificent celebration. After Guilford's father, the Duke of Northumberland, had engineered Jane's accession, Jane and Guilford spent their brief rule residing in the Tower of London, acting in the roles of queen and king. Guilford's demand to be made an actual king was declined by Jane, however. They were still in the Tower as their regime collapsed and remained there, in different quarters, as prisoners. They were condemned to death for high treason in November 1553. Queen Mary was inclined to spare their lives, but Thomas Wyatt's rebellion against her plans to marry Prince Philip of Spain led to the young couple's execution, a measure that was widely seenas unduly harsh.