Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire

Who was Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire?

Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, born Lady Elizabeth Howard, was the older of the two daughters of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney. Through her marriage, she held the titles of Countess of Wiltshire, Countess of Ormond and Viscountess Rochford. She is noted for being the mother of Anne Boleyn, who became the second wife of King Henry VIII of England. As such, she was also the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I of England.