William Boleyn (archdeacon)
William Boleyn | |
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| Born | c. 1482 |
| Died | February 1552 |
| Occupation | archdeacon of Winchester |
| Spouse | none |
| Children | none |
| Parent(s) | Sir William Boleyn and Margaret Butler |
| Relatives | Niece: Anne Boleyn, Queen of England |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
William Boleyn (d.1552) was an uncle to Anne Boleyn, Queen of England. He was a younger brother of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, Viscount Rochford, Anne Boleyn's father. He was born c. 1482. He was appointed archdeacon of Winchester in 1530 and continued in that post until his death in Stiffkey in Norfolk in February 1552.