1 September 1532 – Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn Marquis of Pembroke

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception


On 1st September 1532, Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right, to “fit” her for the European stage and in readiness for the couple’s upcoming meeting with King Francis I of France. The Great Matter was still not resolved and Anne was not yet Henry’s wife and Queen, so she required some status befitting of England’s future Queen.

Read about the ceremony, the patent and the lands Anne was given in article 1 September 1532 – Anne Boleyn Created Marquis of Pembroke.