Person Sheet


Name Sir Francis Knollys KG [5, Vol II, p. 32], [8, His own article], [1, p.70], [6, p. 382], [2, Banbury article, Vol I, p. 401], [3, Berks of 1623, pub Harleian 1907, ed W Harry Rylands, p. 103], [3, Hants of 1530, '75 & 1622-34, pub Harleian 1913, West p. 59], [5, Vol II, p. 30]
Birth 1514
Death 1596
General Statesman. KG 382: 1593; S 25.
Spouses
1 Katherine Cary [8, Her husband, Francis Knollys' article], [1, p. 69], [2, Essex article, Vol XIV, p. 310], [2, Banbury article, Vol I, p. 401], [3, Berks of 1623, pub Harleian 1907, ed W Harry Rylands, p. 103], [5, Vol II, p. 32], GG Aunt
Birth ca 1524
Death 15 Jan 1569, Hampton Court
Burial St Edmund's Chapel, Westminster Abbey
General She is likely to have been H VIII's dau.
Father William Cary (ca1495-1528)
Mother Mary Boleyn (-1543)
Marriage 1539 [1, p.70]
Children Lettice (ca1540-1634)
Notes for Sir Francis Knollys KG
Grace Holmes in her "Order of the Garter" says he was 1st cousin of Q. Eliz., but he had merely m. the 1st. cousin once removed.
CP: He was 5th in descent from Thomas Knollys, Mayor of London 1399-1400 and 1410-1411.
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