Sir Thomas BOLEYN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Knight of Garter
• Fact 1: Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond

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With his father, he was in arms against the cornish rebels at Blackheath in June 1497. He was Knight of the Body to King Henry VIII, and by 1512 was rapidly rising in royal favour. He was Ambassador to the Emperor Maximilian in the Low Countries, P.C. 1518, Ambassador to France January 1518/9, appointed to be present at the Field of Cloth of Gold, Comptroller of the Household 1520, and Treasurer thereof, 1522-25. His acquisition of numerous Stewardships and Keeperships and gradually of high honours marks the progress of the favour which his daughters Mary and Anne in turn, found in the eyes of King Henry VIII. He was creaed Viscount Rachford on 18 June 1525, Earl of Wiltshire in England and Earl of Ormond in Ireland on 8 Dec 1529. He was present at the baptism of his grand-daughter Princess Elizabeth on 10 Sep 1533. His wife died at the Abbot of Reading's place, beside Baynard's Castle, on 3 Apr 1538, and was buried in the Howard aisle in Lambeth Church. He was still at Court in 1538 but had lost most of his influence. Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, died aged sixty-one at Hever on 12 Mar 1538/9, and was buried there.

Thomas married Elizabeth HOWARD before 1506. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Thomas HOWARD and Elizabeth TYLNEY) died on 3 Apr 1538. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Anne BOLEYN was born about 1507; died on 19 May 1536 in Beheaded on Tower Green for alleged adultery.
2. Mary BOLEYN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo

William married Margaret BUTLER in 1485. Margaret (daughter of Thomas BUTLER, K.B. and Anne HANKEFORD) was born about 1465; died between 30 Sep 1539and 20 Mar 1539/40. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]