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Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys 1540–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 December 1634

Death Location: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Francis I

Mother: Lady Privy

Spouse(s): Walter Essex, Sir Blount, Robert Dudley, Robert Wa

Children(s): James Blounts, Sir Blount, Francis Devereaux, Dorothy Percy, Lady Devereux,, Penelope Devereux, Walter Devereux, Robert Dudley, Robert Dudley, Elizabeth Leighton, Francis (Dudley)

The story of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys began in 1540 in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys married Robert Robin Guildford Dudley Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael Knight Of The Garter Master Of The Horse Lord Steward Of The Royal 30 Year Favorite Of Qe1 Governor General Of The United Provinces Lord Lieutenant Of Wa, Robert Dudley, Sir Christopher Blount, Walter Devereaux Earl Of Essex Knight Of The Garter Lord Of Devereux 2Nd Viscount Of Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Elizabeth Leighton, Francis Devereaux, Francis Sutton Dudley, James Blount Of The Astley Blounts, Lady Penelope Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Deveraux Dudley, Robert Dudley, Sir Charles Blount, Walter Devereux. Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys began in 1540 in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys married Robert Robin Guildford Dudley Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael Knight Of The Garter Master Of The Horse Lord Steward Of The Royal 30 Year Favorite Of Qe1 Governor General Of The United Provinces Lord Lieutenant Of Wa, Robert Dudley, Sir Christopher Blount, Walter Devereaux Earl Of Essex Knight Of The Garter Lord Of Devereux 2Nd Viscount Of Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Elizabeth Leighton, Francis Devereaux, Francis Sutton Dudley, James Blount Of The Astley Blounts, Lady Penelope Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Deveraux Dudley, Robert Dudley, Sir Charles Blount, Walter Devereux.
  • Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis I
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
FI
Lady Privy
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LP

Spouses(s)

Walter Essex
1539–1576
Birth Location: Devereux Castle, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
WE
Sir Blount
1565–1601
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
SB
Robert Dudley
1532–1588
Birth Location: Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
RD
Robert Wa
1532–1588
Birth Location: Sheen, Surrey, , England
RW

Children(s)

James Blounts
1591–1651
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
JB
Sir Blount
1589–1589
Birth Location: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
SB
Francis Devereaux
1571–1572
Birth Location: Chartley Hall, Chartley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
FD
Dorothy Percy
1561–1619
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
DP
Lady Devereux,
1563–1607
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Chartley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
LD
Penelope Devereux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
PD
Walter Devereux
1569–1591
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
WD
Robert Dudley
1555–1590
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
RD
Robert Dudley
1581–1584
Birth Location: Wanstead, London Borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England
RD
Elizabeth Leighton
1568–1633
Birth Location: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
EL
Francis (Dudley)
1560–1634
Birth Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lady Knollys
1540–1634
Birth Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Knollys I
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Kate Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's) Privy
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice Tresham
1481–1558
Sir (William Carey Baron Carey of Clovelly and) Sheriff
1492–1528
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Catherine Lady in Waiting, mistress of Henry 8th) Boleyn
1504–1543
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Carey
1455–1500
Margaret Spencer
1472–
Thomas Boleyn
1485–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knollys's Descendants

1.
LK
Lady (Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester) Knollys (1540–25 December 1634) m. Walter (Devereaux Earl of Essex Knight of the Garter Lord of Devereux 2nd Viscount of Hereford 1st Earl of) Essex (16 September 1539–22 September 1576) m. Sir (Christopher) Blount (1565–18 March 1601) m. Robert Dudley (27 June 1532–5 September 1588) m. Robert ("Robin" ## Guildford Dudley Knight of Bath Knight of the Order of Saint Michael Knight of the Garter, Master of the Horse, Lord Steward of the Royal *30 year 'favorite' of QE1 Governor-General of the United Provinces Lord Lieutenant of) Wa (24 Jun 1532–4 Sep 1588)
  1. 1. James (Blount of The Astley) Blounts 1591–1651
  2. 2. Sir (Charles) Blount 1589–1589
  3. 3. Francis Devereaux 1571–1572
  4. 4. Dorothy Percy 1561–1619 m. Sir (Thomas) Perrot 1550–1613 m. Henry ("9th Earl of Northumberland") Percy 1564–1632
    1. 1. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
    2. 2. Lucy Hay 1599–1660
    3. 3. Dorothy Sydney 1598–1659
  5. 5. Lady (Penelope) Devereux, 1563–1607
  6. 6. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
  7. 7. Walter Devereux 1569–1591
  8. 8. Robert (Deveraux) Dudley 1555–1590
  9. 9. Robert Dudley 1581–1584
  10. 10. Elizabeth Leighton 1568–1633
  11. 11. Francis (Sutton) (Dudley) 1560–1634

Lady Knollys's Timeline

16 Records

1539
25 December 1539
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1543
8 Nov 1543
Age 3
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1543
8 November 1543
Age 3
Birth of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1561
1561
Age 21
Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys was married in Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1578
21 September 1578
Age 38
Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys was married in Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1589
July 1589
Age 49
Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys was married in Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 December 1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Basset, Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Basset, Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, France
1634
1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
1634
25 December 1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
1634
25 December 1634
Age 94
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1636
25 December 1636
Age 96
Death of Lady Lettice Countess of Essex Aand Leicester Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1539
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 September 1578
    Event Place: Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1589
    Event Place: Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Basset, Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1636
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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