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Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys 1552–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1552

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Berkshire, England

Father: Sir War

Mother: Lady Chamber

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Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys was born in 1552 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Van Rotherfield Grey Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber. Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys passed away in 1648 in Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys was born in 1552 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Van Rotherfield Grey Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber.
  • Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys passed away in 1648 in Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir War
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
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Lady Chamber
1524–1569
Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
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Admiral Knollys's Ancestors

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Admiral Knollys
1552–1648
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield Grey , Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber
1524–1569
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Knollys - Father of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys of Greys) Court
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice Tresham
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Sir (Thomas Jones, Knight, of Bredwardine,) Herefordshire
1500–1559
Bredwardine, Herefordshire, England
Mary Berkeley
1500–1586
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
RHYS Jones
1449–1525
Efa Gwiliym
1453–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Admiral Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1552
24 Aug 1552
Birth of Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1648
1648
Age 96
Death of Admiral Sir Francis "The Young" Knollys in Berkshire, England
Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1552
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Berkshire, England
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