 1480 - 1538 (58 years) Has 2 ancestors and 66 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Elizabeth Howard |
| Suffix |
Countess of Wiltshire |
| Birth |
21 Jan 1480 |
Blickling, Norfolk, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
3 Apr 1538 |
London, Middlesex, England |
| Burial |
7 Apr 1538 |
Howard Family Chapel, Church of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
31 Jan 1929 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
9VMZ-3KK |
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| Person ID |
I170358 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, b. 1 Feb 1443, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 21 May 1524, Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, England (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Agnes Tilney, Duchess of Norfolk, b. Bef 1445, Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk, England d. 4 Apr 1497, Thetford, Norfolk, England (Age > 52 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Apr 1472 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Family ID |
F42642 |
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| Family |
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, b. 1507, Radcliffe Tower, Edgworth, Lancashire, England d. 17 Feb 1557, London, Middlesex, England (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage |
27 May 1524 |
Edgworth, Lancashire, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Sir Thomas Radclyffe, 3 Earl Sussex, b. Abt 1525, Woodham Walter, Essex, England d. 9 Jun 1583, Boreham, Essex, England (Age 58 years) |
| + | 2. Henry Radclyffe, 4 Earl Sussex, b. Abt 1530, Edgeworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 14 Dec 1593, Boreham, Essex, England (Age 63 years) |
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| Family ID |
F42640 |
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| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 21 Jan 1480 - Blickling, Norfolk, England |
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 | Marriage - 27 May 1524 - Edgworth, Lancashire, England |
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 | Death - 3 Apr 1538 - London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Burial - 7 Apr 1538 - Howard Family Chapel, Church of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 31 Jan 1929 - SLAKE |
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| Notes |
- Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (née Elizabeth Howard; c. 14 8 0 – 3 April 1538) was an English noblewoman, noted for being the mothe r o f Anne Boleyn and as such the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I o f Engl and. She was born about 1480 the eldest daughter of Thomas Howard , Duke o f Norfolk and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney .
Her family managed to survive the death of their patron, Richard III , a t Bosworth in 1485. She was about five years old when Henry VII too k th e throne. Elizabeth became a part of the royal court as a young gir l .
She married Thomas Boleyn about 1498. Elizabeth became Viscountess Rochf o rd in 1525 when her husband was elevated to the peerage, subsequently b ec oming Countess of Ormond in 1527 and Countess of Wiltshire in 1529. Th ei r marriage is said to have been a "love match". According to Thomas, h i s wife was pregnant many times through the years but only three childr e n lived to adulthood.
The children of Thomas and Elizabeth were:
Mary Boleyn (c. 1499 – 19 July 1543)
Thomas Boleyn the younger (c. 1500 –)
Anne Boleyn (c. 1501/1507 – 19 May 1536); later Marquess of Pembroke (15 3 2–1536); later Queen Consort of England (1533–1536)
Henry Boleyn (c. 1502/03 –)
George Boleyn (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536); later 2nd Viscount Rochford (1529 – 1536)
Throughout this time, Elizabeth was a lady-in-waiting at the royal cour t ; first to Elizabeth of York, and then to Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth was in charge of her children's early education. She taught th e m to play various musical instruments, to sing and to dance, as well a s e mbroidery, poetry, good manners, arithmetic, reading, writing and som e Fr ench.
In 1525, King Henry VIII, still married to Catherine of Aragon, fell i n l ove with Elizabeth's daughter Anne. Henry's attempt to rid himself o f hi s unwanted wife Catherine so he could marry Anne, led to the break f rom t he Catholic Church, the dissolution of the monasteries, and the est ablish ment of the Church of England. Elizabeth accompanied Anne to Cour t and ac ted as her daughter's chaperone since Anne was attempting to avo id a sexu al relationship with the King. She was holding out for marriage . They fin ally married in 1533. Elizabeth remained in her daughter's hou sehold thro ughout Anne's short time as queen consort .
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536. Anne's failure to pr o duce a son led Henry to be dissatisfied with her. And his eye had bee n ca ught by Jane Seymour. In 1536 Anne and her brother George were charg ed wi th treason, adultery, and incest and executed on these charges .
Historians and Anne's biographers, Eric Ives, Claire Ridgeway at https:/ / www.theanneboleynfiles.com/ and Retha Warnicke, all conclude that thes e c harges were fabricated.
Following the execution of her children, Elizabeth retired to the countr y side. She died only two years after. Thomas Boleyn, her husband, die d a y ear after Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Howard/Boleyn is buried in the Howard family chapel at St. Mar y 's Church, Lambeth. The church, decommissioned in 1972, is now the Gard e n Museum.
Adapted from the following Sources:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Boleyn,_Countess_of_Wiltshire
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