# James Boleyn

> Sir James Boleyn was a courtier in the reign of Henry VIII of England and chancellor of the household of his niece, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. He was thus the grand-uncle of Elizabeth I. James was the son of Sir William Boleyn and his wife, Margaret Butler. His eldest brother was Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

*British courtier*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-boleyn

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1480
- **Died:** 1561
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 41.0 / 100

## Sources
- [James Boleyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boleyn)
- [Iacobus Bolenus](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iacobus_Bolenus)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6129945)

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