George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford

(1503-1536)

English nobleman, courtier and politician

more_vert

favorite

About

edit

Jump to

Family
Relationships
Associates
Similar

George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536) was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s. He was the brother of Anne Boleyn, from 1533 the second wife of King Henry VIII, and thus the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I (whose reign he did not live to see). Following his father's promotion in the peerage in 1529 to Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, he adopted his father's junior title Viscount Rochford (created in 1525) as a courtesy title. He was accused of incest with his sister Anne during the period of her trial for high treason, as a result of which both were executed.

Key details

edit section

Born	George Boleyn 1503 Blickling Hall, Norfolk
Died	17 May 1536 (aged 32) Tower Hill, London
Zodiac
Tags	Add tag

Family members

add

Spouse

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford 1505-1542 · Sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England · m. 1524 info edit

expand_more

view couple »

Parents

Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire · Father · 1477-1539 · English nobleman, diplomat and politician edit info

expand_more
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire · Mother · 1480-1538 · English noblewoman edit info

expand_more