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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford has received more than 758,605 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford is the 5,287th most popular politician (up from 5,360th in 2019), the 1,059th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,149th in 2019) and the 182nd 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

Among politicians, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 5,287 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Zamoyski, Sisavang Vatthana, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and Xanthippus. After him are Han Duck-soo, Sylvanus Olympio, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Al-Said Barakah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1504, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius V, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Francesco Primaticcio, Sin Saimdang, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, and Heinrich Bullinger. After him are Guru Angad, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Scipione Rebiba, Louis of Granada, Charles Estienne, and Giovanni Battista Giraldi. Among people deceased in 1536, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 13. Before him are William Tyndale, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Garcilaso de la Vega, John of Leiden, and Cecilia Gallerani. After him are Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gonzalo Guerrero, Ibn Kemal, Jacob Hutter, and Felice della Rovere.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 1,059 out of 8,785. Before him are Inigo Jones (1573), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Reginald Pole (1500), Joseph Bell (1837), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), and Ron Dennis (1947). After him are Frank Lloyd (1886), Stephen Boyd (1931), Thomas Willis (1621), Frank Oz (1944), William Smith (1769), and Isabella Bird (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford ranks 182. Before him are John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), John Balliol (1249), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881). After him are Chris Patten (1944), Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001), Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), Llywelyn the Great (1173), Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774), and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936).

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