Viscount Rochford
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Viscount Rochford may refer to:
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of WiltshireThomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of WiltshireThomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG was an English diplomat and politician in the Tudor era. He was born at the family home, Hever Castle, Kent, which had been purchased by his grandfather Geoffrey Boleyn, who was a wealthy mercer. He was buried at St. Peter's parish church in the village of...
, viscount Rochford and later earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, d.1539 - George Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman, and the brother of queen consort Anne Boleyn...
, d.1536 - Henry Carey, 1st Earl of DoverHenry Carey, 1st Earl of DoverHenry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover was an English peer.Carey was the son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon. Cambridge University awarded him an honorary MA in 1607. He was knighted, as a Knight of the Bath , on 3 June 1610....
- John Carey, 2nd Earl of DoverJohn Carey, 2nd Earl of DoverJohn Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover was an English peer, styled Viscount Rochford from 1628 to 1666. He was a descendant of the Boleyn family through Mary Boleyn and was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover and Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet.In 1640, he was summoned to...
- Pelham CareyPelham CareyPelham Carey was a courtier during the reign of Charles I of England. His wife was Mary Carey, Lady Carey. He was a descendant of Mary Boleyn and his father was Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover, who inherited the title Viscount Rochford and was later made first Earl of Dover by Charles I...