Our Family's Journey Through Time
_Mary Boleyn
MARY BOLEYN (c.1498-July 1543) Mary Boleyn was Queen Anne Boleyn's sister, the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, earl of Wiltshire (1477-March 12, 1539) and Elizabeth Howard (1476-April 3, 1538). Because of her father's career as an ambassador to foreign courts, Mary accompanied Mary Tudor to France in 1513 and was allowed to remain when most of the entourage was sent home by King Louis XII. When Mary Tudor, widowed, returned to England, Mary Boleyn is said to have entered the service of the new queen, Claude, but Alison Weir's 2011 biography disputes this. Mary was allegedly one of the many mistresses of King Francis I. She married William Carey (c.1496-1528) on February 4, 1520. There is considerable debate over almost all the dates in her life, starting with the birth order of the Boleyn siblings. One source gives her birth date as c.1499 while another has her marrying Carey at age 12. The date of her wedding is confirmed by an entry in the King's Book of Payments in 1520 for "The King's offering on Saturday (4t
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