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Richard III Knightley 1455–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 6 DECEMBER 1534

Death Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightly

Mother: Eleanor Throckmorton

Spouse(s): Jane Knightley

Children(s): Lady Spencer, Richard Jr\Sir, Thomas Knightley, Valentine Sir, Ursula Knightley

The story of Richard III Knightley began in 1455 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. Richard III Knightley married Jane Joanna Skenard Skynnerton Knightley, and had children including John Knightley Reverend, Lady Susan Knightley Baroness Spencer, Richard Knightley Jr Sir, Thomas Knightley, Ursula Knightley, Valentine Knightley Sir. Richard III Knightley passed away in 1534 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard III Knightley began in 1455 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Richard III Knightley married Jane Joanna Skenard Skynnerton Knightley, and had children including John Knightley Reverend, Lady Susan Knightley Baroness Spencer, Richard Knightley Jr Sir, Thomas Knightley, Ursula Knightley, Valentine Knightley Sir.
  • Richard III Knightley passed away in 1534 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knightly
1427–1476
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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Eleanor Throckmorton
1404–1502
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Knightley
1461–1539
Birth Location: Alderton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
JK

Children(s)

Lady Spencer
1495–1532
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
LS
Richard Jr\Sir
1487–1537
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
RJ
Thomas Knightley
1485–1516
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
TK
Valentine Sir
1501–1566
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
VS
Ursula Knightley
1505–
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
UK

Richard Knightley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Knightley
1455–1534
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Knightly
1427–1476
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Throckmorton
1404–1502
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1395–1442
Gnosall,,Staffordshire,England
Elizabeth Purefoy
1400–1474
Drayton,,Leicestershire,England
Great-Grandparents
William Purefoy
1379–1466
Margaret Knightley
1387–1441
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knightley's Descendants

1.
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Richard (III) Knightley (1455–6 DECEMBER 1534) m. Jane (Joanna Skenard Skynnerton) Knightley (1461–1539)
  1. 1. Lady (Susan Knightley, Baroness) Spencer 1495–1532 m. Sir (William Baron; High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, MP) Spencer 1496–1532
    1. 1. Dorothy (Hills) Spencer 1521–1575 m. Thomas Spencer 1517–1576
      1. 1. Lady (Susanna) Spencer 1547–1606 m. Sir (John of Stow) Temple 1542–1603
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Temple 1567–1636
        2. 2. George Temple 1564–1642
        3. 3. Alexander Temple 1572–1629
        4. 4. Peter Temple 1576–1657
        5. 5. Catherine Temple 1576–1610
        6. 6. Millicent Temple 1580–
        7. 7. Dorothy Temple 1582–1668
        8. 8. Susan Temple 1584–1612
        9. 9. Elizabeth Temple 1574–1648
        10. 10. Marie (Madeleine Du Temple (De) Damppere) 1583–1681
        11. 11. William Temple 1566–1670
        12. 12. William TEMPLE 1563–1583
        13. 13. Anthony Temple 1564–
        14. 14. Mary Temple 1578–
        15. 15. Catherine Temple 1569–1668 m. Sir (Nicholas Parker van) Ratton 1545–1619 m. Nicholas Parker 1567–1619
      2. 2. Mary Spencer 1556–1616
      3. 3. John Spencer 1551–1599
      4. 4. Anthony Spencer 1553–1610
      5. 5. William Spencer 1543–1593
      6. 6. Dorothy Spencer 1545–
      7. 7. Catherine Spencer 1558–1587
      8. 8. George Spencer 1561–
      9. 9. Ursula Spencer 1562–
      10. 10. Thomas Spencer 1560–1576
      11. 11. Isabel Spencer 1550–
      12. 12. Mary Spencer 1543–1579
      13. 13. Michael Spencer 1541–1593
    2. 2. John (II SIR Knight Spencer of Althorpe High Sheriff OF) Wormleighton 1517–1586
    3. 3. Isabel Spencer 1515–1578
    4. 4. Marie Spencer 1525–1596
    5. 5. John Spencer 1510–1586
    6. 6. Jane (Spencer) Brydges 1519–1593
    7. 7. Anne Spencer 1523–1603
  2. 2. Richard (Knightley) Jr\Sir 1487–1537
  3. 3. Thomas Knightley 1485–1516
  4. 4. Valentine (Knightley) Sir 1501–1566
  5. 5. Ursula Knightley 1505–

Richard Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of Richard III Knightley in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1534
6 DECEMBER 1534
Age 79
Death of Richard III Knightley in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DECEMBER 1534
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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