George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford
Politician
1504 – 1536
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Who was George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford?
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman, and the brother of queen consort Anne Boleyn. This made him the brother-in-law of King Henry VIII and the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I of England. A prominent figure in the politics of the early 1530s, he was convicted of incest with Anne during the period of her trial for high treason. They were both executed as a result.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1504
Blickling Hall - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- England
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Died
- May 17, 1536
Tower Hill
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on July 23, 2013
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