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Anna Boleyn


Born in:

1507


Deceased on:

19. May 1536, executed because of alleged adultery


Father:

Thomas Boleyn (1477-1539), since 1525 Viscount Rochford, since 1529 Count of Wiltshire and Ormonde


Mother:

Elizabeth Howard († 1538), daughter of Thomas Howard († 1524), second Duke of Norfolk, and sister of Thomas Howard († 1554), third Duke of Norfolk


Siblings:

Her mother gave birth to many children during her life. Apart from Anna only the following reached adulthood:

  • her brother George, born in 1503, deceased on 17. May 1536 (executed by Henry VIII. of England because of alleged incest with his sister Anna), married to Lady Jane Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, Lord Morley, who incriminated him seriously in his court case; she was executed in 1542, because she had covered up the adulteries of Catherine Howard († 1542)
  • her sister Mary, born in 1504, deceased in 1543; from 1520 until 1525 the lover of Henry VIII. of England; since 1520 in her first marriage married to William Carey († 1528) – two children: Katherine († 1569), born before 1525, and Henry († 1596), born in 1525; it is unclear who the father was: William Carey or Henry VIII. of England; since 1534 in her second marriage married to William Stafford

Spouse:

Henry VIII. (1491-1547), King of England from 1509 until 1547; official marriage on 25. January 1533


Children:

Elizabeth I. (1533-1603), Queen of England from 1558 until 1603


her great love:

Lord Henry Percy (1502-1537), sixth Count of Northumberland