Peerage Record – 10275

     Thomas Boleyn, 1st and last Earl of Wiltshire was born in 1477.¹ He was the son of Sir William Boleyn and Lady Margaret Butler.³ He married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Tylney, circa 1500.¹ He died on 12 March 1538/39, without surviving male issue.^4,1
     He fought in the Battle of Blackheath in 1497, where he helped defeat the Cornish rebels.¹ He held the office of Knight of the Body to King Henry VIII.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1509.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Kent from 1511 to 1512.¹ He held the office of Envoy to HRE Maximilian from 1512 to 1513.¹ He held the office of Joint Constable of Norwich Castle in February 1511/12.¹ He held the office of Envoy to the Pope in 1513.¹ He held the office of Envoy to Savoy in 1513.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Kent from 1517 to 1518.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1518.¹ He held the office of Envoy to France from January 1518/19 to February 1519/20.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of the Household in 1520.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1522 and 1525.¹ He held the office of Envoy to HRE Charles V from 1522 to 1523.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1523.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Rochford, of Hever, co. Kent and Blickling, co. Norfolk [England] on 18 June 1525.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Wiltshire [England] on 8 December 1529.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ormonde [Ireland] on 8 December 1529.^5,1 He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Seal from January 1529/30 to 1536.¹ On his death, his titles became extinct.¹

     Juana, Reina Juana de Castilla was born on 6 November 1479 at Toledo, Spain^G.³ She was the daughter of Fernando II, Rey de España and Isabella I, Reina de Castilla.³ She married Felipe I von Habsburg, Rey de Castilla, son of Maximilian I von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor and Marie de Bourgogne, Duchesse de Bourgogne, on 21 August 1496 at Antwerp, Belgium^G.⁴ She died on 4 April 1555 at age 75.³
     Juana, Reina Juana de Castilla also went by the nick-name of Juana ‘the Mad’.¹ After her marriage, Juana, Reina Juana de Castilla was styled as Reina Juana de Castilla in 1504.

     Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish was born circa 1504 at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England^G.² He was the son of Thomas Cavendish and Alice Smith.^3,4 He married, firstly, Margaret Bostock, daughter of Edmund Bostock.⁴ He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Hardwicke, daughter of John Hardwicke, in 1547.⁴ He married Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Thomas Coningsby and Cecilia Salwey, on 3 November 1542 at Blackfriers, Leicestershire, England^G.^5,2 He died on 15 October 1557 at Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England^G.^6,2 He was buried on 31 October 1557 at St. Botolph’s, Aldgate, London, England^G.²
     Secretary to Cardinal Wolsey, aft, Knighted and father of the 1st Earl of Devonshire
died about the 4th or 5th King Phillip & 2 Mary.² He was Gentleman-Usher to Cardinal Wolsey.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)⁴ He was a commissioner for suppressing various religious houses, as a result of which he amassed huge territorial holdings.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of the Chamber to King Henry VIII.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of the Chamber to King Edward VI.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of the Chamber to Queen Mary.⁴

     Julian de Gournay was the daughter of Hugh de Gournay.¹ She married William Bardolf, son of William Bardolf.¹ She died in 1295.¹
     Her married name became Bardolf.¹

     Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was born on 19 November 1566 at Netherwood, Hertfordshire, England^G.³ He was the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys.^1,3 He married Frances Walsingham, daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham and Ursula St. Barbe, between 1583 and 1601.⁴ He died on 25 February 1601 at age 34 at Tower of London, The City, London, England^G, beheaded for treason.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Hereford [E., 1550] on 22 February 1576.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Essex [E., 1572] on 22 September 1576.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Bourchier [E., 1348] on 22 September 1576.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1586.³ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1587 and 1601.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1588.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1592/93.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire between 1594 and 1601.³ He was Joint Lieutenant-General of the Azores Expedition and taking of Cadiz in 1596.³ He held the office of Master-Gneeral of Ordnance between 1597 and 1601.³ He held the office of Earl Marshal from 1597 to February 1600/1.³ He held the office of Lord Deputy of Ireland between March 1599 and November 1599.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
      His was attainted and his titles forfeited.³

     Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland was born in 1517.² He was the son of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland and Lady Margaret Percy.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Eleanor Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Rose Tudor, circa June 1537 at Southwark, London, England^G.³ He married, secondly, Anne Dacre, daughter of William Dacre, 3rd Lord Dacre (of Gilsland) and Lady Elizabeth Talbot, in 1552/53.³ He died on 2 January 1569/70 at Brougham Castle, England^G.¹
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1523.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Cumberland [E., 1525] on 22 April 1542.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 22 April 1542.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1553 and 1559.³ He held the office of Constable and Steward of Knaresborough.³ He was High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster estates of Yorkshire in 1557.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Marion Boyd is the daughter of Archibald Boyd of Bonshaw and Christian Mure.^2,3 She married John Mure of Rowallan, son of John Mure, younger of Rowallan and Elizabeth Stewart, circa 1494.⁴
     She was also known as Margaret.² She and James IV Stewart, King of Scotland were associated.⁵ From circa 1494, her married name became Mure.⁴

     Lady Catherine Grey was born in August 1540 at Dorset House, Westminster, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon. She married, firstly, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Ann Parr, on 21 May 1553 at Ely House, Holborn, London, England^G.² She and Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke were divorced circa 1555.³ She married, secondly, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Anne Stanhope, circa November 1560 at Hertford House, Cannon Row, Westminster, London, England^G.² She died on 27 January 1568 at age 27 at Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk, England^G.^2,4 She was buried at Yoxford Church, Yoxford, Suffolk, England^G.² She was buried at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     From 21 May 1553, her married name became Herbert. From circa November 1560, her married name became Seymour. After her marriage, Lady Catherine Grey was styled as Countess of Hertford circa November 1560. Her marriage to Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford was annulled on 12 May 1561 after the marriage was pronounced invalid by the Archbishop of Canterbury.^2,4

     Lady Mary Grey was born in 1545.² She was the daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon. She married Thomas Keyes, son of Richard Keys and Agnes Saunders, on 10 August 1564 at Water Gate Lodge, Westminster, London, England^G, in a secretly marriage.² She was also reported to have been married on 10 August 1565 at Westminster, London, England^G. She died on 20 April 1578 at The Barbican, Red Cross Street, London, England^G.² She was buried at Botolph’s Church, Aldersgate, London, England^G.²
     From 10 August 1564, her married name became Keyes.

     Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford was born on 22 May 1537.³ He was the son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Anne Stanhope.⁴ He married, firstly, Lady Catherine Grey, daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon, circa November 1560 at Hertford House, Cannon Row, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham and Margaret Gamage, before November 1595.⁵ He married, thirdly, Hon. Frances Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon and Mabel Burton, circa 27 May 1601.⁵ He died on 6 April 1621 at age 83.⁵
     In 1553/54 he was restored in blood by an Act of Parliament.³ He was created 1st Earl of Hertford [England] on 13 January 1558/59.^1,4 He was created 1st Baron Beauchamp [England] on 13 January 1558/59.⁴ His marriage to Lady Catherine Grey was annulled on 12 May 1561 after the marriage was pronounced invalid by the Archbishop of Canterbury.^1,3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset in 1602.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1608.³