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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 Ancestors

Self
Lady Leicester
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine (Carey illegitamte) Tudor
1524–1569
Chilton, Wiltshire, , England
Grandparents
Lady (Katherine Lettice) Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Cary
1495–1528
Chilton, Wiltshire, , England
Mary (Boleyn) (Stafford)
1499–1543
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William (13thGGF)
1449–1505
Lady Ormond
1455–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Descendants

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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 (8 November 1543–25 Dec 1634) m. Sir (Lord Walter Devereux, Knight of the Garter Lord of Devereux 2nd Viscount of Hereford 1st Earl of) Essex (16 Sep 1539–22 Sep 1576) m. Sir (Christopher) Blount (1565–18 Mar 1601) m. Robert Dudley (24 June 1532–4 September 1588)
  1. 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
    1. 1. Lady (Essex) Rich 1591–1658 m. Sir (Thomas Cheeke , MP and) KoG 1570–1659
      1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Cheek 1624–1664 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Taler 1635–1670
        1. 1. Richard Cheek 1664–1730 m. Sarah Dyer 1673–1694 m. Sarah Dyer 1673–1782

Lady Leicester's Timeline

2 Records

1543
8 November 1543
Birth of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lady Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys (Knowles), 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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    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

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