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Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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 November 1543
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Death Date: 25 Dec 1634
Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Father: Sir Knollys
Mother: Catherine Tudor
Spouse(s): Sir Essex, Sir Blount, Robert Dudley
Children(s): Penelope Devereux
In 1543, Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor. Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of Leicester married Robert Dudley, Sir Christopher Blount, Sir Lord Walter Devereux Knight Of The Garter Lord Of Devereux 2Nd Viscount Of Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Penelope Lady Rich Countess Devonshire Devereux. Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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), 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, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor.
- Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of Leicester married Robert Dudley, Sir Christopher Blount, Sir Lord Walter Devereux Knight Of The Garter Lord Of Devereux 2Nd Viscount Of Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Penelope Lady Rich Countess Devonshire Devereux.
- Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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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Lady Leicester's Descendants
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1. Penelope (Lady Rich Countess Devonshire) Devereux 1563–1607 m. Sir (Robert, 3 Baron Leighs, 1st Earl Warwich) Rich 1559–1619 m. Charles Blount 1563–1606
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1. Lady (Essex) Rich 1591–1658 m. Sir (Thomas Cheeke , MP and) KoG 1570–1659
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1. Sir (Anthony) Cheek 1624–1664 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Taler 1635–1670
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1. Richard Cheek 1664–1730 m. Sarah Dyer 1673–1694 m. Sarah Dyer 1673–1782
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Lady Leicester's Timeline
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 November 1543
Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England