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19 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Francis Knollys was an English statesman, loyal supporter of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her early imprisonment in England. Knollys entered the service of Henry VIII before 1540, became a member of Parliament in 1542, and was knighted in 1547 while.
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Sir Francis Knollys, KG of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (c. 1511/c. 1514 – 19 July 1596) was an English courtier in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, and was a Member of Parliament for a number of constituencies.
Sir Francis Knollys (1511-1596) Born: 1511. Treasurer of the Royal Household. Died: 19th July 1596 at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire. Sir Francis was elder son of Robert Knollys, Usher of the Royal Chamber, and his wife, Lettice daughter of Sir Thomas Peniston. The family is said to have been descended from Sir Robert Knollys the famous soldier ...
Biography. On Elizabeth’s accession Sir Francis Knollys was assured of a high position in the state by his protestantism, his record of service under the new Queen’s father and brother, and the fact that his wife was the Queen’s first cousin.
Biography. Francis Knollys began his career in the royal household where his father had served for nearly 40 years. According to tradition he was educated at Oxford, but his name has not been discovered among the records of the university before his appointment as high steward of the city and his receipt of an honorary degree.
Biography. Knollys was returned for Oxford, where his father was high steward, on the death of his brother Edward, and continued to sit for Oxford in all Parliaments until his father resigned the high stewardship in 1592.
Biography. Knollys was sent to university with his elder brother Robert, but thereafter their paths diverged. While Robert embarked on a military career and foreign travel and remained unattached, Knollys married the daughter of a Buckinghamshire squire and settled in his native Reading.
