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Sir Richard Knowles I 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Francis Hampshire,

Mother: Lady I

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Sir Richard Knowles I was born in 1548 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis I Sir Knollys Knowles Of Rotherfield Grey Son Of Robert Ii 2Nd Lord De La War Kg Pc Mp Knight Oxford U Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain Of Queen Elizabeth I S Household Sheriff Of Hampshire And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Richard Knowles I passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Knowles I was born in 1548 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis I Sir Knollys Knowles Of Rotherfield Grey Son Of Robert Ii 2Nd Lord De La War Kg Pc Mp Knight Oxford U Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain Of Queen Elizabeth I S Household Sheriff Of Hampshire And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Sir Richard Knowles I passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Hampshire,
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady I
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LI

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir I's Ancestors

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Sir I
1548–1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis I, Sir Knollys Knowles of Rotherfield Grey, son of Robert II, 2nd Lord de La War KG, PC###, MP, Knight, Oxford U, Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain of Queen Elizabeth I's Household, Sheriff of Hampshire,
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine 'Kate, The Illegitimate Tudor,' Knollys Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen###'s Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth) I
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir I's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir Richard Knowles I in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
1596
21 Aug 1596
Age 48
Death of Sir Richard Knowles I in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

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