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Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1543

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Plymout

Mother: Lady VIII

Spouse(s): Knight Blount, Walter Essex, Sir Councillor,, Sir Newcastle

Children(s): William Blount

In 1543, Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, 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, 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 Chief Bedchamber Royal Lady In Waiting Possibly Daughter Of King Henry Viii. Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester married Knight Of Kidderminster Sir Christopher Blount, Sir Lord Robert Robin Dudley Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael Knight Of The Garter Master Of The Horse Lord Steward Of The Royal Household Privy Councillor, Sir Robert Mayor Leicester Dudley Newcastle, Walter Devereux 2Nd Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including William Blount. Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, 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, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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  • In 1543, Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, 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, 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 Chief Bedchamber Royal Lady In Waiting Possibly Daughter Of King Henry Viii.
  • Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester married Knight Of Kidderminster Sir Christopher Blount, Sir Lord Robert Robin Dudley Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael Knight Of The Garter Master Of The Horse Lord Steward Of The Royal Household Privy Councillor, Sir Robert Mayor Leicester Dudley Newcastle, Walter Devereux 2Nd Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including William Blount.
  • Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, 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, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Plymout
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
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Lady VIII
1524–1568
Birth Location: Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Knight Blount
1555–1601
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
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Walter Essex
1539–1576
Birth Location: Devereux Castle, Carnarthenshire, Wales
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Sir Councillor,
1532–1588
Birth Location: Sheen Place, Sheen, Surrey, England
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Sir Newcastle
1540–1613
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

William Blount
1591–1655
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, England
WB

Lady Leicester's Ancestors

Self
Lady Leicester
1543–1634
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, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, Chief Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Possibly daughter of King Henry) VIII
1524–1568
Greater London, England
Grandparents
William (Carey of) Aldenham
1491–1528
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, England
Mary (Carey) Stafford
1504–1543
Blickling Hall, Norfolk,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Descendants

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Lady (Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of) Leicester (8 Nov 1543–25 Dec 1634) m. Knight (of Kidderminster, Sir Christopher) Blount (1555–18 March 1601) m. Walter (Devereux 2nd Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of) Essex (16 September 1539 1st earl, 2nd viscount lord sir walter devereux of essex and hereford (knight of the garter–22 September 1576) m. Sir (Lord Robert "Robin" Dudley, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, Knight of the Garter, Master of the Horse, Lord Steward of the Royal Household, Privy) Councillor, (24 Jun 1532–4 Sep 1588) m. Sir (Robert Mayor Leicester Dudley) Newcastle (1540–7 May 1613)
  1. 1. William Blount 1591–1655 m. Anne (Clare (Clair,) Clere) 1596–1651
    1. 1. Edmund Blount 1624–1694 m. Judith Rhodes 1625–1705
      1. 1. Em (or Emma or Emily) BLOUNT 1650–1701 m. John Pike 1648–1681 m. John (Nickson or) Nixon –1688 m. Joseph Pike 1657–1728 m. Edward Mayo 1650–1724
        1. 1. Samuel Pike 1678–1718 m. Jane (Jean Mc Klegory Pike) 8thGGM 1680–1752
        2. 2. Edward Pike 1676–
        3. 3. Africa Pike 1673–
      2. 2. Catharina Blount 1650–1694
      3. 3. Emma Blount 1645–1694
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann "Dorothy") Blount 1644–1741
      5. 5. Sir (Edmund Rhodes) Blount\Blunt 1644–
    2. 2. Walter Blount 1625–
    3. 3. Thomas Blount 1618–1622
    4. 4. John Blount 1616–1621
    5. 5. James (John) Blount 1620–1686
    6. 6. Thomas Blount 1640–

Lady Leicester's Timeline

8 Records

1539
Jul 1539
Birth of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Wanstead, Warwickshire, , England
Wanstead, Warwickshire, , England
1543
8 November 1543
Birth of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1543
8 November 1543
Birth of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England
1543
8 Nov 1543
Birth of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1634
25 December 1634
Age 91
Death of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Basset, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Basset, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys\Knowles-Devereaux, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting), Viscountess of Hereford, 1st Countess of Essex, Countess of Leicester in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1539
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1543
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Basset, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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