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George Wyatt

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George Wyatt

Birth
Kent, England
Death
Aug 1624 (aged 73–74)
Ireland
Burial
Boxley, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England Add to Map
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George was buried on 01 September 1624 and he died in Ireland.

George Wyatt (1550–1624/25) was a sixteenth-century writer. He was the first biographer of Henry VIII's second queen, Anne Boleyn. His grandfather, Thomas Wyatt the Elder, had been a cousin and early admirer of Anne's.

He was the son of Thomas Wyatt the younger, who led the unsuccessful Wyatt's rebellion in 1554. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, she restored to Sir George Wyatt, Allington Castle and the estate of his father which had been confiscated.

He married Jane Finch (1555–1644), the daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, in 1582. Three of their children included Sir Francis Wyatt, the Governor of Virginia; Rev'd. Hawt(Haute) Wyatt, Vicar of Merston and Boxley Parishes; Eleanor Wyatt who married Sir John Finch. The other children were Henry, George, Thomas & Anna.
George was buried on 01 September 1624 and he died in Ireland.

George Wyatt (1550–1624/25) was a sixteenth-century writer. He was the first biographer of Henry VIII's second queen, Anne Boleyn. His grandfather, Thomas Wyatt the Elder, had been a cousin and early admirer of Anne's.

He was the son of Thomas Wyatt the younger, who led the unsuccessful Wyatt's rebellion in 1554. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, she restored to Sir George Wyatt, Allington Castle and the estate of his father which had been confiscated.

He married Jane Finch (1555–1644), the daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, in 1582. Three of their children included Sir Francis Wyatt, the Governor of Virginia; Rev'd. Hawt(Haute) Wyatt, Vicar of Merston and Boxley Parishes; Eleanor Wyatt who married Sir John Finch. The other children were Henry, George, Thomas & Anna.


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