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Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester 1539–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1539

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 December 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir O

Mother: Susannah Thorne

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In 1539, Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Susannah Thorne. Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1539, Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Susannah Thorne.
  • Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lady Leicester's Ancestors

Self
Lady Leicester
1539–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff O
1514–1596
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Susannah Thorne
1534–1579
Yardley (Northants)
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Timeline

2 Records

1539
25 December 1539
Birth of Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 December 1634
Age 95
Death of Lady Lettice Knolles (Knollys) - Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, Royal Lady in Waiting, Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1539
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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