William Boleyn
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Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 ā 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1500.[1] He was the father of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, whose daughter was Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.[2][3][4]
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William Boleyn | |
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Born | 1451 |
Died | 10 October 1505 (aged 53ā54) |
Spouse | Margaret Butler |
Children | Anne, Lady Shelton Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire John Boleyn Anthony Boleyn Jane, Lady Calthorpe Alice, Lady Clere Margaret Sackville William Boleyn Sir James Boleyn Sir Edward Boleyn |
Parent(s) | Sir Geoffrey Boleyn Anne Hoo |
Relatives | Queen (Consort) Anne Boleyn (granddaughter) Queen Elizabeth I of England (great-granddaughter) |
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