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Lettice Knollys 1540–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb

Death Date: 25 December 1634

Death Location: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir O

Mother: Lady Cary

Spouse(s): Walter Iii, Robert Leicester

Children(s): Walter Devereux, Robert Devereux, Lord Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Dorothy Percy, Robert Dudley

The story of Lettice Knollys began in 1540 in Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb. Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Robert Dudley Earl Of Leicester, Walter Iii 3 Sir Lord Devereux Devereaux Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex Iii, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Robert Dudley, Walter Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of Lettice Knollys began in 1540 in Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb.
  • Lettice Knollys married Christopher Blount, Robert Dudley Earl Of Leicester, Walter Iii 3 Sir Lord Devereux Devereaux Viscount Hereford 1St Earl Of Essex Iii, and had children including Dorothy Percy, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Robert Dudley, Walter Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir O
1514–1596
Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SO
Lady Cary
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LC

Spouses(s)

Walter Iii
1539–1576
Birth Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
WI
Robert Leicester
1532–1588
Birth Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
RL

Children(s)

Walter Devereux
1569–1591
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
WD
Robert Devereux
1566–1601
Birth Location: Nethewood, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
RD
Lord Devereux
1565–1601
Birth Location: Bromyard, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
LD
Penelope Devereux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
PD
Dorothy Percy
1564–1619
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
DP
Robert Dudley
1581–1584
Birth Location: Wanstead, London Borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England
RD

Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knollys
1540–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff O
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine) Cary
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Katherine (Lettice) Pennyston
1500–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford
1499–1543
Newry, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir O
1514–1596
Alice GGM
1451–1557
Thomas Foliat
1460–1536
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Pennyston
1500–1558

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

1.
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Lettice Knollys (1540–25 December 1634) m. Walter (III 3, Sir Lord Devereux Devereaux, Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex,) Iii (16 September 1539–22 September 1576) m. Robert (Dudley, Earl of) Leicester (24 Jun 1532-1533–4 Sep 1588)
  1. 1. Walter Devereux 1569–1591 m. Katherine (Lettice) Pennyston 1500–1558 m. Margaret Dakins 1570–1633
  2. 2. Robert Devereux 1566–1601 m. Frances (de Burgh Countess of) Essex 1567–1632
    1. 1. Frances Devereux 1599–1674 m. Willem (Seymour Hertog van) Somerset 1587–1660
      1. 1. Robert Seymour 1622–1646
      2. 2. Frances Seymour 1625–1681
      3. 3. William (Beauchamp) Seymour 1621–1642
      4. 4. Henry (Lord Beauchamp Seymour, Baron Beauchamp) of 1626–1653
      5. 5. John (Somerset Seymour, 4th Duke of) Somerset 1632–1675
      6. 6. Arabella Seymour 1618–1684
      7. 7. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1637–1679
      8. 8. William (of) Somerset 1654–1671
      9. 9. Mary Seymour –1672
    2. 2. Robert Devereux 1590–1646
    3. 3. Dorothy Devereux 1600–1636 m. Henry Shirley 1596–1633
      1. 1. Lettice Shirley 1619–1655
      2. 2. Robert Shirley 1621–1656
      3. 3. Charles Shirley 1623–1646
  3. 3. Lord (Robert) Devereux 1565–1601
  4. 4. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
  5. 5. Dorothy Percy 1564–1619
  6. 6. Robert Dudley 1581–1584 m. Bridget Green 1574–1674
    1. 1. Edward Dudley 1601–1655
    2. 2. Ambrose Dudley 1612–
    3. 3. Henry Dudley 1606–
    4. 4. Ferdinand Dudley 1616–

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

5 Records

1539
25 December 1539
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb
Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb
1542
1542
Age 2
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 December 1634
Age 94
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 December 1634
Age 94
Death of Lettice Knollys in Midlands
Midlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1539
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Owfordshire, Gb
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Midlands
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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