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Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

Thomas Boleyn

English diplomat and politician of the Tudor era (1477-1539).

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Statements about Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

Sex or Gender

Male

Spouse

Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
(1500 - )
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa
Start Time
: 1500

Child

Mary Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford

Place of Death

Hever Castle

Date of Death

3/22/1539

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Hever

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of England

Occupation

Diplomat
Politician

Date of Birth

1457

Given Name

Thomas

Position Held

Lord Privy Seal
(1530 - 1536)
Replaces
:
Cuthbert Tunstall
Replaced By
:
Thomas Cromwell
Start Time
: 1530
End Time
: 1536
Treasurer of the Household
(1521 - 1525)
Replaces
:
Edward Poynings
Replaced By
:
William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
Start Time
: 1521
End Time
: 1525
Ambassador

Father

William Boleyn

Mother

Margaret Butler

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Boleyn, Thomas (DNB00)
Contemporaries of Erasmus (Vol. 1)
Page(s)
:161-162

Award Received

Knight of the Garter
Order of the Bath

Sibling

James Boleyn
Alice Clere
Anne Shelton
Margaret Boleyn

Residence

Hever Castle

Place of Burial

Hever

Noble Title

Earl of Wiltshire
(12/18/1529 - )
Start Time
: 12/18/1529
Earl of Ormond (Ireland)
(12/18/1529 - 3/22/1539)
Start Time
: 12/18/1529
End Time
: 3/22/1539
Viscount Rochford
(6/28/1525 - )
Followed By
:
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
Start Time
: 6/28/1525

Name in Native Language

Thomas Boleyn

Family Name

Boleyn
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