annaboleyne:Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (née Lady Elizabeth Howard; c. 1480 – 3 April 15
annaboleyne:Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (née Lady 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. After having wed Thomas Boleyn, Elizabeth was a lady-in-waiting at the royal court; first to Elizabeth of York, and then to Catherine of Aragon, whose solemn entry into London one day before her coronation she attended. Based on later gossip, Elizabeth Boleyn must have been a highly attractive woman.She had been in charge of her children’s early education, including Anne’s, and she had taught her to play on various musical instruments, to sing and to dance, as well as embroidery, poetry, good manners, reading, writing and some French.In 1525, Henry VIII fell in love with Anne, and Elizabeth became her protective chaperone. She remained in her daughter’s household throughout her time as queen consort. It is uncertain whether Anne’s only daughter, Elizabeth I, was named after her maternal grandmother, as her paternal grandmother was also named Elizabeth.In April 1536, she seemed to have had health problems, suffering with a cough “which grieves her sore”. Anne Boleyn, when arrested and taken to the Tower in May 1536, had commented, “O, my mother, [thou wilt die with] sorow”.Shortly afterwards Anne, and Elizabeth’s only living son, George, were executed on fabricated charges of treason, adultery, and incest. Following these events, Elizabeth retired to the countryside. She died only two years after her two younger children. Elizabeth is buried in the Howard family chapel at St. Mary’s Church, Lambeth. -- source link
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