George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
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George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was an English courtier, diplomat, and poet best known as the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and for his execution in 1536 on charges of treason and alleged incest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford canonical | 5 |
| George Boleyn in The Tudors | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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courtier ⓘ diplomat ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne Boleyn
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English Reformation ⓘ Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Tower of London
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surface form:
Tower of London (Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, traditionally)
|
| charge |
alleged incest with Anne Boleyn
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treason against Henry VIII ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 17 May 1536 ⓘ |
| employer | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Tudor period
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| languageUsed |
English
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French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by beheading ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Boleyn
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surface form:
Boleyn family
|
| mother | Elizabeth Howard ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Rochford ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest in May 1536
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execution in 1536 ⓘ trial for treason in May 1536 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn
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his execution alongside other alleged lovers of Anne Boleyn ⓘ his role as a courtier and diplomat under Henry VIII ⓘ |
| notableWork | religious and courtly poetry (largely lost) ⓘ |
| participantIn | politics of the Henrician Reformation ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tower Hill, London
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surface form:
Tower Hill, London (historically recorded as at the Tower of London)
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| positionHeld |
courtier in the court of Henry VIII
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diplomat in the service of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| relative |
Henry VIII of England
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surface form:
Henry VIII of England (brother-in-law)
|
| religion | Roman Catholic (before the English Reformation) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Anne Boleyn
ⓘ
Mary Boleyn ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Boleyn in The Tudors