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George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford

1504 - 1536

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George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536) was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s as the brother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. George was the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I, although he died long before his niece ascended the throne. Following his father's promotion in the peerage in 1529 to Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, he adopted his father's junior title Viscount Rochford (created in 1525) as a courtesy title. He was accused of incest with his sister Anne during the period of her trial for high treason, as a result of which both were executed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford is the 995th most popular politician (up from 5,286th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,059th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Politician.

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford was executed for treason in 1536. He was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England.

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Among politicians, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 995 out of 19,576. Before him are Owain Glyndŵr, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Gladwyn Jebb, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ptolemy V Epiphanes. After him are Magnus Barefoot, Shapur I, Todor Zhivkov, Khosrow II, John the Fearless, and Subhas Chandra Bose.

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Among people born in 1504, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pius V. After him are Francesco Primaticcio, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Sin Saimdang, Guru Angad, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Heinrich Bullinger, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, Antun Vrančić, and Scipione Rebiba. Among people deceased in 1536, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 5. Before him are Erasmus, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. After him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, John of Leiden, William Tyndale, and Garcilaso de la Vega.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 280 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert the Bruce (1274), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), and John Venn (1834). After him are Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Frederick Soddy (1877), Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964), Judi Dench (1934), David Gilmour (1946), and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 69. Before him are Randal Cremer (1828), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Robert the Bruce (1274), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), and Gladwyn Jebb (1900). After him are Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), Henry I of England (1068), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881).

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