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Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight 1550–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 5 Apr 1643

Death Location: Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

Father: Sir Plymout

Mother: Lady Chamber,

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In 1550, Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber. Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight passed away in 1643 in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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  • In 1550, Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber.
  • Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight passed away in 1643 in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Francis Knight's Ancestors

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Francis Knight
1550–1643
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, KG, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War, Custodian of Wallingford Castle, High Treasurer of The Royal Household, Member of Parliament, Governor of Plymout
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber,
1524–1569
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Knollys) PC
1481–1521
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lettice Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Carey
1491–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1512–1548
Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1440–1481
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1485
Sir Peniston
1446–1505
Lady Bulstrode
1451–1557
Sir Carey
1460–1536
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Sir Parliament
1477–1539
ELIZABETH Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John William
1412–1459
Margaret Hulse
1415–1457
Richard Bulstrode
1440–1502
Alice Knyffe
1424–1490
Robert Spencercombe
1430–1502
Eleanor Beaufort
1431–1501
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Butler
1454–1537
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1497

Francis Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1643
5 Apr 1643
Age 93
Death of Francis II 2, Sir Knollys Knowles , son of Sir Francis I Privateer Pirate, HP, Knight in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England
Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1643
    Event Place: Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England

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