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Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

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

Death Date: 25 December 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Catherine Carey

Spouse(s): Walter Devereux

Children(s): Robert Devereux, Edward Devereux, Robert Deaveraux, Penelope Devonshire, Countess *, Robert Essex

In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey. Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux, and had children including Countess Lady Dorothy Devereux Percy Of Chartley, Edward Devereux Sir 1St Baronet Devereux, Penelope Devereux Countess Of Devonshire, Robert Aka Dudley Devereaux 2 Sir 2Nd Earl Of Essex, Robert Deaveraux, Robert Devereux. Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Lettice Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Francis Knollys And Catherine Carey.
  • Lettice Knollys married Walter Devereux, and had children including Countess Lady Dorothy Devereux Percy Of Chartley, Edward Devereux Sir 1St Baronet Devereux, Penelope Devereux Countess Of Devonshire, Robert Aka Dudley Devereaux 2 Sir 2Nd Earl Of Essex, Robert Deaveraux, Robert Devereux.
  • Lettice Knollys passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England.

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Lettice Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lettice Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1511–1594
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Carey
1524–1569
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Tudor VIII Of) England
1491–1547
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth England
1437–1492
Margaret Butler
1455–1540
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1445–1497

Lettice Knollys's Descendants

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Lettice Knollys (1543–25 December 1634) m. Walter Devereux (1541–22 September 1576)
  1. 1. Robert Devereux 1565–1601 m. Frances Walshingham 1567–1633
    1. 1. Frances Devereux 1599–1674 m. William Seymour 1588–1660
      1. 1. Jane Seymour 1637–1679 m. Charles Boyle 1639–1694
        1. 1. Charles Boyle –1704
  2. 2. Edward (DEVEREUX Sir, 1st Baronet) Devereux 1558–1622
  3. 3. Robert Deaveraux 1566–1601
  4. 4. Penelope (Devereux, Countess of) Devonshire 1563–1607 m. Robert Rich 1559–1619
    1. 1. Henry Rich 1590–1649 m. Isabel Cope 1598–1655
      1. 1. Robert (Rich (Montagu) V (2nd Earl Holland)(5th Earl) Warwick) 1619–1675
      2. 2. Frances Rich 1617–1672 m. William Paget 1609–1678
        1. 1. Penelope Paget 1655–1721 m. Phillip Foley 1651–1702
  5. 5. Countess (Lady Dorothy Devereux, Percy of Chartley) * 1564–1619
  6. 6. Robert (aka Dudley Devereaux # 2 Sir 2nd Earl of) Essex 1565–1601

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
25 December 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England

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