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Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1543

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Catherine Carey

Spouse(s): Walter Essex

Children(s): Dorothy Devereux, Lord Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Walter Devereux

In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey. Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Dorothy Devereux, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Walter Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey.
  • Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux 1St Earl Of Essex, and had children including Dorothy Devereux, Lord Robert Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Walter Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

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Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Carey
1524–1569
Grandparents
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Wiltshire
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kent
1451–1505
Margaret Butler
1454–1537

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

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Lettice Knollys (8 Nov 1543–25 Dec 1634) m. Walter (Devereux 1st Earl of) Essex (16 Sep 1539–22 Sep 1576)
  1. 1. Dorothy Devereux 1564–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632 m. Thomas Perrot 1562–1594
    1. 1. Dorothy Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert Sidney 1595–1677
      1. 1. Dorothy Sidney 1617–1684 m. Henry (Spencer Earl of) Sunderland 1620–1643
        1. 1. Robert (Spencer Earl of) Sunderland 1641–1702 m. Ann Digby 1646–1715
      2. 2. Algernon Sidney 1622–1683
    2. 2. Penelope Perrot –1655 m. William Lower 1570–1615
  2. 2. Lord (Robert) Devereux 1565–1601
  3. 3. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
  4. 4. Walter Devereux 1569–1591

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1543
8 Nov 1543
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 91
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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