Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Jane, Janet, or Jean Kennedy (died 1589) was a companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her captivity in England.Jane was perhaps a daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis. After the battle of Carberry Hill, Jane is said to have waited on Mary at Lochleven Castle where Mary was confined and signed abdication papers. Varying accounts mention her jumping from a wall while practicing for the Queen's escape, or leaping from a window to join the Queen as she fled the island, and helping row the boat to Kinross.In England, Jane was listed as a \"maid\" in Queen Mary's household at Tutbury Castle in October 1569, her name recorded by a French scribe as \"Gin Cannate.\" At Sheffield Castle, in 1571, she was listed as a \"maid of the chamber.\" In 1586, at Chartley Manor, Jane, described a Gentlewoman of the Queen's chamber, was responsible for Mary's jewels. An inventory of the jewels and silver in Jane's keeping was made when Mary was taken to Tixall for a fortnight and her possessions searched. Jane was also in charge of linen and laundry. At Fotheringhay Castle, Jane Kennedy and Elizabeth Curle helped Mary onto the scaffold and Jane tied her blindfold. Jane and Elizabeth had been chosen for this duty by Mary herself. The two ladies are featured and named in the Blairs Memorial Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots; Jane holds a white cloth. Another version of the picture is in the Royal Collection."@en }
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- Jane_Kennedy_(courtier) abstract "Jane, Janet, or Jean Kennedy (died 1589) was a companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her captivity in England.Jane was perhaps a daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis. After the battle of Carberry Hill, Jane is said to have waited on Mary at Lochleven Castle where Mary was confined and signed abdication papers. Varying accounts mention her jumping from a wall while practicing for the Queen's escape, or leaping from a window to join the Queen as she fled the island, and helping row the boat to Kinross.In England, Jane was listed as a \"maid\" in Queen Mary's household at Tutbury Castle in October 1569, her name recorded by a French scribe as \"Gin Cannate.\" At Sheffield Castle, in 1571, she was listed as a \"maid of the chamber.\" In 1586, at Chartley Manor, Jane, described a Gentlewoman of the Queen's chamber, was responsible for Mary's jewels. An inventory of the jewels and silver in Jane's keeping was made when Mary was taken to Tixall for a fortnight and her possessions searched. Jane was also in charge of linen and laundry. At Fotheringhay Castle, Jane Kennedy and Elizabeth Curle helped Mary onto the scaffold and Jane tied her blindfold. Jane and Elizabeth had been chosen for this duty by Mary herself. The two ladies are featured and named in the Blairs Memorial Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots; Jane holds a white cloth. Another version of the picture is in the Royal Collection.".