George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn | |
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| Viscount Rochford | |
Canting arms of Boleyn: Argent, a chevron gules between three bull's heads afrontée sable. George's father later adopted the arms of Theobald Walter, 1st Chief Butler of Ireland (fl. 1194), ancestor of Butler, Marquess of Ormonde | |
| Born | c. April 1504 Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 17 May 1536 (aged 32) Tower Hill, London, England |
| Buried | Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London 51°30′31″N 0°04′37″W / 51.508611°N 0.076944°W |
| Noble family | Boleyn |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Father | Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire |
| Mother | Elizabeth Howard |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician, poet |
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536) was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s as the brother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. George was the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I, although he died long before his niece ascended the throne. Following his father's promotion in the peerage in 1529 to Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, he adopted his father's junior title Viscount Rochford (created in 1525) as a courtesy title. He was accused of incest with his sister Anne during the period of her trial for high treason, as a result of which both were executed.