jun 1, 1553 - King Edward states Lady Jane Grey as his successor

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The 15-year-old King fell ill in early 1553 and excluded his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, whom he regarded as illegitimate, from the succession, designating non-existent, hypothetical male heirs. As his death approached, Edward changed his will so that his Protestant cousin Jane Grey, could inherit the Crown. Therefore overruling King Henry VIII, His fathers 3rd sucession act

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