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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.
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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5 de ene. de 2024 · Sir Francis Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, KG (c. 1511 / c. 1514 – 19 July 1596) was a courtier in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, and was a member of parliament for a number of constituencies. Early appointments.
- Rotherfield Greys
- 1511
- Catherine Carey, Chief Lady of The Bedchamber
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.
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.
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.
Children of Sir Francis Knollys the Elder. Sir Francis's sons Sir Henry (died 1583), Sir Edward (died 1580), Sir Robert (died 1625), Sir Richard (died 1596), Sir Francis (died 1648) and Sir Thomas, were all courtiers and served the queen in parliament or in the field.
