Francis Weston

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Sir Francis Weston (1513? - 1536) was a wealthy gentleman-in-waiting to King Henry VIII of England.

Francis was born into a very rich and well-connected family and he quickly found a position at the royal court. He was reportedly extremely attractive and he had a reputation as a playboy. He was married, but was frequently unfaithful. Rumours suggested that he was enjoying a secret affair with Margaret Shelton, the one-time mistress of Henry VIII in 1534/1535. He also supposedly engaged in a homosexual relationship with George Boleyn, though historians are not entirely sure of this.

Francis died in his early twenties when he was falsely accused of committing adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn . He was beheaded just outside the Tower of London on 17 May 1536.