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Lady Susan Knightley 1498–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1532

Death Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard IV

Mother: Jane Skenard

Spouse(s): Sir Spencer

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Sir Spencer

The story of Lady Susan Knightley began in 1498 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England. Lady Susan Knightley married Sir William Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire 13Th Great Grandfather Of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Sir Thomas Spencer. Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Susan Knightley began in 1498 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England.
  • Lady Susan Knightley married Sir William Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire 13Th Great Grandfather Of Lady Diana Spencer, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Sir Thomas Spencer.
  • Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard IV
1455–1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
RI
Jane Skenard
1461–1539
Birth Location: –
JS

Spouses(s)

Sir Spencer
1494–1532
Birth Location: Badby (Northamptonshire) England
SS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Spencer
1523–1593
Birth Location: Hampstead,,Middlesex,England
ES
Sir Spencer
1517–1576
Birth Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
SS

Lady Knightley's Ancestors

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Lady Knightley
1498–1532
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard Fawsley Knightly IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Skenard
1461–1539
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knightley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Susan) Knightley (1498–22 Sep 1532) m. Sir (William Spencer; Knight; Baron and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire; 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana) Spencer (1494–22 Jun 1532)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Spencer 1523–1593
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Spencer 1517–1576 m. Dorothy Hills 1521–1575
    1. 1. Margerie (Mary) Spencer 1550–1613 m. Thomas Durrant 1552–1618
      1. 1. Mary Durrant 1589–1631

Lady Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Lady Susan Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1532
22 Sep 1532
Age 34
Death of Lady Susan Knightley in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1532
    Event Place: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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