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Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount Rochford KG KB (c. 1477 – 12 March 1539), of Hever Castle in Kent, was an English diplomat and politician who was the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, and was thus the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
Thomas Boleyn, the father of Henry VIII’s second wife, Queen Anne and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth I, has often been portrayed as a villainous figure. Someone who orchestrated his daughter’s rise to power, abandoned her at the eleventh hour and was absent during her execution.
Learn about the life and death of Thomas Boleyn, the father of Anne Boleyn, who died on 12 March 1539 at Hever Castle. See his tomb, memorial brass and inscription in St Peter's Church, Hever.
Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount Rochford KG KB, of Hever Castle in Kent, was an English diplomat and politician who was the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, and was thus the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
SIR THOMAS BOLEYN, EARL OF WILTSHIRE, was the second son of Sir William Boleyn of Blickling, Norfolk, and grandson of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a wealthy London merchant, who was lord mayor in 1457.
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. The Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond. Coat of arms for Thomas Boleyn. Born. 12 June 1478. Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, Kingdom of England. Died. 12 March 1540.
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Dec 8, 2015 · Today is an appropriate day to examine the life of Thomas Boleyn, since it was on December 8, 1529 that he was created Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde. Before this point, it really could be argued that Sir Thomas had earned all his own success – he was an extremely intelligent and ambitious man, he married well, and he worked hard.
