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Boleyn family

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Though Queen Anne Boleyn’s direct line ended with the death of Elizabeth I - who died without issue - another family branch lives on. Anne Boleyn’s sister; Mary Boleyn gave birth to several children by the names of Catherine Carey, Henry Carey and Unknown male Stafford. In 1923, one of Mary Boleyn’s direct descendants; Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, married the then prince Abert, later known as king George VI. Their union produced two daughters; Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, Britain once again had Boleyn ancestor on the throne, and once again a queen regnant named Elizabeth. Today, the Boleyn ancestry lives on in Queen Elizabeth II’s four children, first and foremost King Charles III, his two sons, prince William and prince Harry, as well as William’s children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis and Harry’s two children; Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.