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]
- 1406
- Merchant
- 1463
Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a mercer and Lord Mayor of London, father of William. Thomas Boleyn, brother of Geoffrey, a priest and Master of Gonville Hall, Cambridge. Sir William Boleyn, a mercer and father of Anne, Thomas and James. Lady Margaret Boleyn, née Butler, wife of William, mother of Anne, Thomas and James.
- 1283; 740 years ago
- Kingdom of England
- John Boleyn
- Norfolk
16 de ago. de 2023 · SHOW ALL QUESTIONS 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.
William Boleyn was born at Blickling Hall in Norfolk, the younger of the two sons of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463), a wealthy member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers who purchased the Blickling estate in 1452 and served as Lord Mayor of London in 1457–58.
- 10 October 1505 (aged 53–54)
26 de abr. de 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.
- Anne Hoo, of Hastings
Anne's paternal ancestor, Geoffrey Boleyn, had been a mercer and wool merchant before becoming Lord Mayor. The Boleyn family originally came from Blickling in Norfolk, 15 miles (24 km) north of Norwich. Anne's relatives included the Howards, one of the preeminent families in England; and Anne's ancestors included King Edward I of England