ane DORMER (D. Feria) Born: 6 Jan 1538, Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England Died: 13 Jan 1612, Madrid, Spain Notes: half-sister of the Catholic former Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, had been the loyal companion of Mary Tudor; after Marys death, she led several Tudor noblewomen into Catholic exile in Spain. Jane’s hand in marriage was sought by the Earl of Devon, the Duke of Norfolk, and Charles Howard, later earl of Nottingham, but she accepted the proposal of Don Gomez Suarez de Figueroa of Cordova, Duke of Feria, Felipe IIs former representative in England. Raised broadly outside the influence of the Sidneys from the death of her mother in 1542, she spent her youth not only in the household of her paternal grandmother but also as a playmate of the young Edward VI who was very fond of the young Jane and is reported to have said after having beaten her at cards now your king is gone Jane I shall be good enough for you (by extension Jane would have been acquainted with Elizabeth I when she lodged with her half brother). Jane herself had been ill in Oct of 1558 but she returned to her dying mistress’s bedside in November and was entrusted with the errand of journeying to Hatfield to deliver Mary’s jewels to her sister and heir, Elizabeth Tudor. After Mary’s death, Jane lived with her grandmother, Jane Newdigate, Lady Dormer (d. 7 Jul 1571) at the Savoy Palace. Jane Dormer married the count of Feria on 29 Dec and left England in Jul 1559. Her party included her grandmother and six gentlewomen. Feria was quick to perceive how Elizabeths accession would change the religious tide in England and, despite his formal role as Spanish ambassador, refused to attend Elizabeths coronation in a public rejection of expected Protestant elements in the service. Jane’s son Lorenzo was born at Mechlin, at the court of Margaret of Parma. At Amboise, France the following spring, Jane began a friendship with Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, that lasted until the Queen’s execution. Upon reaching Spain, Feria and Jane settled at Zafra in Estremadura and Feria was created duke of Feria in 1567. Janes interest in the cause of Catholicism in England did not cause her to cease a correspondence with Elizabeth but she also received letters from four Popes and numerous other contacts. Within Spain she was a champion of exiled English fallen on hard times. Jane proved so adept at running his estates after Feria’s death on 7 Sep 1571 that Felipe II considered naming her Regent of the Netherlands in 1592. In 1603, an Englishman named Henry Clifford entered her service and wrote her biography, possibly from her dictation, but it was not published until 1887. Her health never recovered from an accident in 1609 and she was bedridden from the start of 1611 - planning ahead she had already prepared a coffin she kept in the house. At her death on 1612, she was attended by seven priests. She was buried in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary. Dormer,Jane(DFeria).jpg (112734 bytes) Father: William DORMER (Sir Knight) Mother: Mary SIDNEY Married: Don GOMEZ SUAREZ De FIGUEROA (1° D. Feria) Children: 1. Lorenzo SUAREZ De FIGUEROA (2° D. Feria) (b. 28 Sep 1559 - d. 1607) Catherine DORMER (B. St. John of Bletsoe) Born: ABT 1549 Died: 23 Mar 1615 Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England Father: William DORMER (Sir Knight) Mother: Dorothy CATESBY Married: John St. JOHN (2° B. St. John of Bletsoe) AFT 28 Feb 1574/5, Bedfordshire, England Children: 1. Anne St. JOHN (B. Howard of Effingham) she is a cuzzzen via a common line toHenry Plantagenêt, Earl of Lancaster 1281-/1345 &1297 Maud de Chaworth 1282-1322
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