Sir William Boleyn (1451 – 10 October 1505) was the father of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, paternal grandfather of Anne Boleyn - second wife of King Henry VIII - and the great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born in Blickling, Norfolk, England to Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo. William married Lady Margaret Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde. They had ten children. He served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1489.[edit] ChildrenAnne Boleyn (18 November 1475 – 6...