Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire

The Countess of Wiltshire
  • Countess of Ormond
  • Viscountess Rochford
BornElizabeth Howard
c. 1480
Died3 April 1538 (aged 57–58)
BuriedSt. Mary's Church, Lambeth
51°29′42″N 0°07′13″W / 51.4950°N 0.1202°W / 51.4950; -0.1202
Noble family
Spouse(s)Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Issue
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FatherThomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
MotherElizabeth Tilney

Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (born Elizabeth Howard; c. 1480 – 3 April 1538) was an English noblewoman, noted for being the mother of Anne Boleyn and as such the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I of England. The eldest daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney, she married Thomas Boleyn sometime in the later 15th century. Elizabeth became Viscountess Rochford in 1525 when her husband was elevated to the peerage, subsequently becoming Countess of Ormond in 1527 and Countess of Wiltshire in 1529.