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Mary Boleyn
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sister of the queen of England Anne Boleyn
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Mary Boleyn was a female member of the Boleyn family and a lady of the nobility in the Kingdom of England. Born at Blickling Hall, she served as a lady-in-waiting and spoke English. She was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire. Her siblings included Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford.
She was married to William Carey and later to William Stafford. Her children were Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and Catherine Carey. She was also an unmarried partner of Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn died in Essex in 1543.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1508–1543
- Nationality
- GB
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Female
Recorded by 7 libraries
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Key facts
- Known for
- Mistress of Henry VIII
- Born
- 1499 or 1500, probably Blickling Hall , Norfolk, England
- Died
- 19 or 30 July 1543 (aged 43–44), Rochford Hall , Essex, England
- Buried
- Unknown although assumed to be buried at Hever Castle
- Noble family
- Boleyn
- Spouses
- William Carey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1520 ; died</span>"}]]}'>d. 1528 ) William Stafford , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1534 )
- Issue
- Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys , Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon , Edward Stafford ( disputed ), Anne Stafford ( disputed )
- Father
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
- Mother
- Elizabeth Howard
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Blickling Hall
- Place of death
- Essex
- Spouse
- William Stafford
- Occupation
- lady-in-waiting
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Family
- Boleyn family
- Noble title
- lady
- Image
- Mary Boleyn.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1499-01-01
- date of death
- 1543-07-19
- Commons category
- Mary Boleyn
- unmarried partner
- Henry VIII
- social classification
- nobility
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Boleyn (c. 1499 – 19 or 30 July 1543), also known as Lady Mary, was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn, whose family enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Mary was one of the mistresses of Henry VIII for an unknown period. It has been rumoured that she bore two of the King's children, though Henry did not acknowledge either. Mary was also rumoured to have been a mistress of Henry VIII's rival, King Francis I of France, for some period between 1515 and 1519.
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