Sir James Boleyn

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James Boleyn

Also Known As: "de/"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Blickling, Salle, Norfolk, England
Death: December 05, 1561 (63-72)
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir William Boleyn, High Sheriff of Kent and Margaret Boleyn
Husband of Elizabeth Boleyn
Brother of Anne Shelton; Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.; John Boleyn; Anthony Boleyn; Jane Calthorpe and 6 others

Occupation: Sir, Knight
Managed by: Francis Gene Dellinger
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About Sir James Boleyn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boleyn

James Boleyn was a courtier in the reign of Henry VIII of England and chancellor of the household of his niece, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII and thus the great-uncle of Elizabeth I. James was the son of William Boleyn and his eldest brother was Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

James married Elizabeth Wood, who was one of the principal witnesses against their niece, Anne Boleyn, when she was arrested for adultery, incest and conspirining to kill the king. James is described as someone who shared Anne Boleyn's reformist beliefs.

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Sir James Boleyn's Timeline

1493
1493
Blickling, Salle, Norfolk, England
1561
December 5, 1561
Age 68
Blickling, Norfolk, England