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Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France 1477–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 March 1539

Death Location: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: Sir Kent,

Mother: Margaret Boleyn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wiltshire

Children(s): Queen Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Thomas yngre, Hendrik Boleyn, Sir Chamber,, Catherine Boleyn, William Boleyn, Henry Boleyn

Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France was born in 1477 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight William Bourchier Boleyn Bullen Of Kent And Margaret Boleyn. Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France married Elizabeth Boleyn Howard Countess Of Wiltshire, and had children including Catherine Boleyn, Frances Tudor, Hendrik Henry Boleyn, Henry Hendrik Beby Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Queen Ann Boleyn, Sir George I Boleyn 2Nd Viscount Rochford Royal Cupbearer Gentleman Of The Privacy Chamber, Thomas Boleyn Den Yngre, William Boleyn. Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France passed away in 1539 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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  • Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France was born in 1477 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight William Bourchier Boleyn Bullen Of Kent And Margaret Boleyn.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France married Elizabeth Boleyn Howard Countess Of Wiltshire, and had children including Catherine Boleyn, Frances Tudor, Hendrik Henry Boleyn, Henry Hendrik Beby Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Queen Ann Boleyn, Sir George I Boleyn 2Nd Viscount Rochford Royal Cupbearer Gentleman Of The Privacy Chamber, Thomas Boleyn Den Yngre, William Boleyn.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France passed away in 1539 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Sir France's Ancestors

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Sir France
1477–1539
Birth Place: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight William Bourchier-Boleyn Bullen of Kent,
1451–1505
Blickling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir France's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of) France (1477–13 March 1539) m. Elizabeth (Boleyn (Howard), Countess of) Wiltshire (21 January 1480–3 April 1538)
  1. 1. Queen (Ann) Boleyn 1504–1536 m. King (Henry VIII Tudor King Of England) (1509-1547) 1491–1547
    1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth I Queen of England) (1558-1603) 1533–1603
    2. 2. Baby (Henry Tudor of England) (Tudor) 1534–1534
    3. 3. Baby Tudor 1536–1536
  2. 2. Mary Boleyn 1499–1543 m. Henry VIII 1491–1547
    1. 1. Henry (Carey, 1st Baron) Hunsdon 1524–1596
    2. 2. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" Carey, Lady Knollys, possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII of) England 1524–1569 m. Rev (John) Bathe 1518–1571
      1. 1. Rev (Henry Harry) Bathe 1540–1617
  3. 3. Thomas (Boleyn den) yngre 1502–1506
  4. 4. Hendrik ((Henry)) Boleyn 1503–1536
  5. 5. Sir (George I Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Royal Cupbearer Gentleman of the Privacy) Chamber, 1504–1536 m. Jane (Boleyn Lady Rochford Parker Boleyn- Lady Jane Parker) Rochford 1505–1542
    1. 1. George (II Boleyn 1st Cousin To Queen) Ann 1526–1603
    2. 2. Anne Boleyn 1527–1536
  6. 6. Catherine Boleyn 1505–1506
  7. 7. William Boleyn 1502–1503
  8. 8. Henry (Hendrik Beby) Boleyn 1500–1501

Sir France's Timeline

3 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1498
1498
Age 21
Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France was married in Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1539
13 March 1539
Age 62
Death of Sir Thomas Boleyn, KG, Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount of Rochford, High Sherriff of Kent, Lord Privacy Seal, Ambassador of France in Kent, Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1539
    Event Place: Kent, Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

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