Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex & Leicester

Lettice Knollys Dudley https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12605544

• Lettice Knollys1
• F, #2565, b. 25 December 1539, d. 25 December 1634
• Last Edited=19 Jul 2010
• Lettice Knollys was born on 25 December 1539 at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.1,3 She was the daughter of Sir Francis Knollys and Katherine Carey. She married, firstly, Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, son of Sir Richard Devereux and Lady Dorothea Hastings, between 1560 and 1565.4 She married, secondly, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Jane Guilford, on 21 September 1578.1 She married, thirdly, Sir Christopher Blount in 1589.5 She died on 25 December 1634 at age 95 at Drayton Bassett, England.1
• From between 1560 and 1565, her married name became Devereux. As a result of her marriage, Lettice Knollys was styled as Viscountess Hereford. As a result of her marriage, Lettice Knollys was styled as Countess of Essex on 4 May 1572. From 21 September 1578, her married name became Dudley. From 1589, her married name became Blount.5
• Children of Lettice Knollys and Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
  • 1.Lady Dorothy Devereux+6 b. 1561, d. 3 Aug 1619
  • 2.Lady Penelope Devereux+6 b. a 1561, d. 7 Jul 1607
  • 3.Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex+6 b. 19 Nov 1566, d. 25 Feb 1601
  • 4.Walter Devereux6 b. 1570, d. 1591
• Child of Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
  • 1.Robert Dudley, Baron of Denbigh2 b. 1579, d. 19 Jul 1584
• Citations
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 141. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• 3.[S3470] Marian Hastings, "re: Hastings Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 31 Deember 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Hastings Family."
• 4.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 140.
• 5.[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
• 6.[S37] Volume 2, page 1876. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p257.htm#i2565 ______________________________
• Lettice Knollys1,2
• F, #16728, b. circa 1541, d. 25 December 1634
• Father Sir Francis Knollys, Burgess of Horsham, Camelford, & Arundel, Constable of Wallingford Castle, Governor of Portsmouth, Treasurer of the Chamber & Household2 b. b 1512, d. 19 Jul 1596
• Mother Katherine Cary2 b. c 1524, d. 15 Jan 1569
• Lettice Knollys was born circa 1541 at of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.2 She married Sir Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers & Bourchier, son of Sir Richard Devereux and Dorothy Hastings, between 1560 and 1565.3,2 Lettice Knollys married Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, son of Sir John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Sheriff of Staffordshire, Vice-Admiral, Lord High Admiral, Governor of Boulogne, Lord Great Chamberlain, Earl Marshal of England and Jane Guilford, on 21 September 1578 at Wanstead, Essex, England.4,2 Lettice Knollys married Sir Christopher Blount, son of James Blount and Catherine Leigh, in July 1589.5,2 Lettice Knollys died on 25 December 1634; Age 95.
• Family 1 Sir Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers & Bourchier b. 16 Sep 1539, d. 22 Sep 1576
• Children
  • Dorothy Devereux6 d. 3 Aug 1619
  • Penelope Devereux7 b. a 1561, d. 7 Jul 1607
  • Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, Earl Marshal of England+8 b. 19 Nov 1566, d. 25 Feb 1601
• Family 2 Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester b. 24 Jun 1532, d. 4 Sep 1588
• Family 3 Sir Christopher Blount b. c 1560, d. 18 Mar 1601
• Citations
• 1.[S4815] Unknown author, Wallop Family, Vol. 4, line 583.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 187.
• 3.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 140.
• 4.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 141.
• 5.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VII, p. 552.
• 6.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IX, p. 732-735.
• 7.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 404-407.
• 8.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 7-8.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p557.htm#i... _______________________
• Links
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettice_Knollys
• http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=239011
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12605544
• http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/letticeknollys.htm
• http://tudorhistory.org/people/lettice/
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/LetticeKnollys.htm

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