Viscount Rochford
Viscount Rochford is an aristocratic title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
It was first awarded to Sir Thomas Boleyn in 1525 by King Henry VIII. The title was taken from Boleyn's Rochford country estate in Essex. In 1529, Thomas was promoted even further when the King created him Earl of Wiltshire. In that same year, Thomas also inherited the wealth and title of his mother's ancestors, the Earls of Ormond. Thus, the title of Viscount Rochford went to Thomas's only son, George.
The title fell out of use in 1536 when George was executed on false charges of treason. In 1542, his widow was also executed after she was implicated in the fall of Queen Catherine Howard.
Viscounts Rochford
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (c. 1477-1539)
- George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1503/1504–1536)
- Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover (c. 1580–1666)
- John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover (1608-1677)
- Pelham Carey (born c. 1610)
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