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Richard Member of Parliament Knollys 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 August 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Plymout

Mother: Lady Chamber,

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Richard Member of Parliament Knollys was born in 1548 in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber. Richard Member of Parliament Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Member of Parliament Knollys was born in 1548 in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Kg Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La War Custodian Of Wallingford Castle High Treasurer Of The Royal Household Member Of Parliament Governor Of Plymout And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber.
  • Richard Member of Parliament Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Plymout
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
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Lady Chamber,
1524–1568
Birth Location: Greater London, England
LC

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Children(s)

Richard Knollys's Ancestors

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Richard Knollys
1548–1596
Birth Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, KG, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War, Custodian of Wallingford Castle, High Treasurer of The Royal Household, Member of Parliament, Governor of Plymout
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber,
1524–1568
Greater London, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
*Lady (Mary Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn 14xggm Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford
1499–1543
Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Richard Member of Parliament Knollys in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
21 August 1596
Age 48
Death of Richard Member of Parliament Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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