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Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1634

Death Location: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Knollys

Mother: Carherine Carey

Spouse(s): Walter III, Robert Dudley

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

In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Francis Knollys And Carherine Carey. Lettice Knollys married Robert Dudley, Walter Devereux Iii, and had children including Dorothy Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Francis Knollys And Carherine Carey.
  • Lettice Knollys married Robert Dudley, Walter Devereux Iii, and had children including Dorothy Devereux, Penelope Devereux, Robert Devereux, Walter Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Location: –
SK
Carherine Carey
1522–1569
Birth Location: –
CC

Spouses(s)

Walter III
1539–1576
Birth Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
WI
Robert Dudley
1533–1588
Birth Location: –
RD

Children(s)

Robert Devereux
1565–1601
Birth Location: Bromyard, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
RD
Dorothy Devereux
1564–1619
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
DD
Penelope Devereux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
PD
Walter Devereux
1569–1591
Birth Location: –
WD

Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Carherine Carey
1522–1569
Grandparents
Richard Knollys
–1521
Lettice Peniston
1481–1558
William Carey
1500–1538
Mary (Carey) Stafford
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Butler
1454–1539
Thomas Norfolk
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1445–1497

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

1.
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Lettice Knollys (1543–1634) m. Walter (Devereux) III (16 September 1539–22 September 1576) m. Robert Dudley (1533–1588)
  1. 1. Robert Devereux 1565–1601
    1. 1. Frances Devereux 1599–1674 m. William Seymour 1588–1660
      1. 1. Jane Seymour 1637–1679
        1. 1. Charles Boyle 1704–
  2. 2. Dorothy Devereux 1564–1619
    1. 1. Dorothy Percy 1598–1659
      1. 1. Dorothy (Spencer) (p10GGM) 1617–1684 m. Henry Spencer 1620–1643
        1. 1. Robert Spencer 1641–1702 m. Anne Digby 1646–1715
        2. 2. Dorothy Spencer 1640–1670
  3. 3. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
  4. 4. Walter Devereux 1569–1591

Lettice Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Lettice Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1634
1634
Age 91
Death of Lettice Knollys in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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