Boleyn family

Boleyn
Boleyn
Noble house
	The arms of the Boleyn family, showing three bull's heads on a white field
Country	Kingdom of England
Place of origin	Norfolk
Founded	1283
Founder	John Boleyn
Final head	Thomas Boleyn
Titles	Marchioness of Pembroke; Earl of Wiltshire; Earl of Ormond; Viscount Rochford;
Dissolution	1539

The Boleyn family was a prominent English family in the gentry and aristocracy. They reached the peak of their influence during the Tudor period, when Anne Boleyn became the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, their daughter being the future Elizabeth I.

Notable members[]

Members of the family include:

Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a mercer and Lord Mayor of London, father of William
Thomas Boleyn, brother of Geoffrey, a priest and Master of Gonville Hall, Cambridge
Sir William Boleyn, a mercer and father of Anne, Thomas and James
Lady Margaret Boleyn, née Butler, wife of William, mother of Anne, Thomas and James
Anne Shelton, née Boleyn, sister of Thomas and James, mother of Margaret (Madge) Shelton, a mistress of Henry VIII
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and 1st Earl of Ormond, father of Mary, Anne and George, courtier and diplomat
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, née Howard, wife of Thomas and a lady-in-waiting, mother of Mary, Anne and George
Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne, a mistress of Henry VIII
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of Anne, courtier and diplomat
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England previously Marquess of Pembroke, the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I
Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, née Parker, wife of George and a lady-in-waiting
Sir James Boleyn, brother of Anne and Thomas, courtier and chancellor of the household of his niece, Anne
Lady Elizabeth Boleyn, née Wood, wife of James and a lady-in-waiting
George Boleyn, dean of Lichfield, probably a distant cousin but allegedly the son of George and Jane