Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and 1st Earl of Ormonde, KG^[1] (c. 1477-12 March 1539) was an English diplomat and politician in the Tudor era, and the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. As such, he was the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born and buried at the family home, Hever Castle. His parents were William Boleyn (1451 - October 10, 1505) and Margaret Butler (1444 - 1539). The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ... Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke (1501/1507–19 May 1536) was a Queen Consort of England, the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Henrys marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key player in the political and religious... Henry VIII redirects here. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ... Hever Castle Hever Castle, in Kent, England (in the village of Hever), was the seat of the Boleyn family. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 2 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ...

Career

Through the connections of his extended family, he became one of King Henry VIII's leading diplomats. Known missions were: Henry VIII redirects here. ...

• 1512: one of a party of three envoys to the Netherlands.
• 1518–1521 : Ambassador to France, where he was involved in arrangements for the "Field of Cloth of Gold" meeting between Henry and the new French King Francis I in 1520.
• 1521 and 1523 : Envoy to Charles, Prince of Castile, the Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1527: One of a large envoy to France
• 1529: Envoy to a meeting of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor and Pope Clement VII, to seek support for the divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon—perhaps not the best person to send when Henry planned to marry Thomas's own daughter Anne. This was followed by another envoy to France.

In between, he sacrificed the members of his family to win favour from King Henry VIII: He garnered honours by letting the King dally with his elder daughter Mary, then marry his younger daughter Anne. Boleyn's ambition was so considerable that rumor had it that he had even allowed his own wife to have an affair with the King, but these rumours have been disproved by modern historians. Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... The Field of Cloth of Gold was a spectacular meeting in June 1520, near Guisnes in France, between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France. ... Francis I of France (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... Year 1520 (MDXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ... The starting point of Crown of Castile can be considered when the union of the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon in 1230 or the later fusion of their Cortes (their Parlaments). ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... For the antipope (1378–1394) see antipope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was Pope from 1523 to 1534. ... Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) (Castilian Infanta Catalina de Aragón y Castilla), was the Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII of England. ... Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke (1501/1507–19 May 1536) was a Queen Consort of England, the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Henrys marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key player in the political and religious... Henry VIII redirects here. ...

Boleyn was created Viscount Rochford in the Peerage of England in 1525, and Earl of Ormonde in the Peerage of Ireland in 1527, the former title referring to his estate at Rochford in Essex and the latter being chosen due to his descent from the 7th Earl of Ormonde, who had died in 1515. He was finally created Earl of Wiltshire in the Peerage of England on 8 December 1529, probably due to his daughter Anne's relationship with the King. His only surviving son, George, Viscount Rochford, predeceased him, and consequently all these titles became extinct upon his death (although the use of the Viscountcy continued until the execution in 1542 of his son's widow, Jane, Viscountess Rochford, after she was implicated in the fall of Catherine Howard, the King's fifth wife). The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... The Peerage of Ireland the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... See also: Rochford, Worcestershire Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde, P.C., was born before 1450 and died on 3 August 1515. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (c. ... Cathrine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542), also called Katherine Howard[1] was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (1540-1542), and sometimes known by his reference to her as the rose without a thorn. Her birth date and place of birth is unknown, (occasionally cited...

Lord Wiltshire was appointed Lord Privy Seal in 1530. In 1532, his daughter Anne was also raised to the Peerage, being created Marchioness of Pembroke in her own right, and in 1533 she married the King, becoming Queen Consort of England. Wiltshire acquiesced in her judicial murder and that of her brother Lord Rochford when the King discarded her in favor of Jane Seymour. At this point he was replaced as Lord Privy Seal. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... In 1532, King Henry VIII of England gave Anne Boleyn the title Marchioness of Pembroke. ... For the actress, see Jane Seymour (actress). ...

The kindest assessment of him is that he was very much a product of the times as he in effect pimped his own daughters to the king to achieve his own political aspirations and power.

In popular culture

Lord Wiltshire was portrayed by Sir Michael Hordern in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), by Benjamin Whitrow in Henry VIII, and by Jack Shepherd and Mark Rylance in the 2003 and 2008 film versions of The Other Boleyn Girl, respectively. The 2007 Showtime series The Tudors has Nick Dunning in the role. Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ... Anne of the Thousand Days is an Academy Award-winning 1969 costume drama made by Hal Wallis Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. ... Jack Shepherd (born October 29, 1940, Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British actor, well-known for playing avuncular policemen, army personnel, and clergy. ... Mark Rylance (born January 18, 1960) is an internationally well-known actor and theatre director. ... The Other Boleyn Girl is the 2008 film adaptation of the novel of the same title by British author Philippa Gregory and a remake of a BBC television film of the same name also based on Philippa Gregorys novel. ... The Tudors is an Emmy Award-nominated television series that examines the early reign of Henry VIII, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the lead role. ... Nick Dunning is an Irish actor most known for his role on The Tudors, a Showtime original series as Thomas Boleyn. ...

See also

• Palace of Beaulieu
• Ambassadors (from United Kingdom to France)

The Palace of Beaulieu also known as New Hall was located in Essex, England, north of Chelmsford. ... The following is a partial list of France. ...

References

1. ^ Richardson, Douglas (2004). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Genealogical Publishing Com, p. 180. ISBN 0806317507. 

External links

• A pedigree of the Boleyn family