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Richard Knollys 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death Date: 21 Aug 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir War,

Mother: Lady Carey

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The story of Richard Knollys began in 1548 in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Richard Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Knollys began in 1548 in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
  • Richard Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Richard Knollys's Ancestors

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Richard Knollys
1548–1596
Birth Place: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War,
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Carey
1524–1569
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Knollys
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice) Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
1 (Henry VIII Tudor King of England) VIII
1491–1547
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Mary Boleyn
1504–1543
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knolles
1440–1521
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1485
Thomas Peniston
1446–1506
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1465–1503
Sir Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Lady
1458–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaufort
1430–1456
Lady Beaufort
1443–1509
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Lady
1459–1477
Sir Suffolk
1451–1505
Margaret Butler
1454–1537

Richard Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Richard Knollys in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1596
21 Aug 1596
Age 48
Death of Richard Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

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