Search results
Sir Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463; also Jeffray Bulleyn, Bullen, etc.) was an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1457 to 1458. He purchased the manor of Blickling, near Aylsham, in Norfolk from Sir John Fastolf in 1452, and Hever Castle in Kent in 1462. [1] He was the great-grandfather of Queen Anne Boleyn ...
- 1406
- Merchant
- 1463
Aug 26, 2022 · Death: March 25, 1440 (59-60) Salle, Norfolk, UK. Place of Burial: Salle, Norfolk, England. Immediate Family: Son of Sir Thomas Boleyn and Lady Anne Jane Boleyn. Husband of Alice Boleyn. Father of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn II, Lord Major of London; Cecily Boleyn; Thomas Boleyn; William Bullen; John Boleyn and 1 other.
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Alice Boleyn
- Norfolk
The Boleyn family was a prominent English family in the gentry and aristocracy. They reached the peak of their influence during the Tudor period, when Anne Boleyn became the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, their daughter being the future Elizabeth I. [1] John Boleyn of Salle, Norfolk first appears on the register of Walsingham ...
- 1283; 740 years ago
- Kingdom of England
- John Boleyn
- Norfolk
Apr 26, 2022 · Sir Geoffrey or Jeffery Boleyn (1406–1463) was a London merchant and Lord Mayor. Geoffrey Boleyn was the son of Geoffrey Boleyn (d. 1440) yeoman of Salle, Norfolk, and Alice, [1] and grandson of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1411) of Salle and Anne, an heiress, daughter of Sir John Bracton, a Norfolk knight. He went to London, was apprenticed to a hatter ...
- Blickling
- Anne Hoo, of Hastings
Apr 13, 2022 · Geoffrey Boleyn is a member of the House of Boleyn. Geoffrey Boleyn was the son of Geoffrey Boleyn (d. 1440) yeoman of Salle, Norfolk, and Alice, and grandson of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1411) of Salle and Anne, an heiress, daughter of Sir John Bracton, a Norfolk knight. He went to London, was apprenticed to a hatter, and became a freeman of the city ...
- Male
- Anne (Hoo) Boleyn
People also ask
Who is Geoffrey Boleyn?
Who was Sir William Boleyn?
Who was Geoffrey Boleyn's father?
Who were Geoffrey Boleyn & Anne Hoo?
Sir Geoffrey Boleyn was an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1457 to 1458. He purchased the manor of Blickling, near Aylsham, in Norfolk from Sir John Fastolf in 1452, and Hever Castle in Kent in 1462. He was the great-grandfather of Queen Anne Boleyn, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Geoffrey built the domestic, mercantile and civic fortunes of the ...
Geoffrey's younger son also Geoffrey Boleyn (1406-1463) began his career as a lowly apprentice mercer, but left Norfolk to seek his fortune in London. He acquired a large personal fortune and became Lord Mayor of London in 1457.