Lettice KnollysAge: 951539–1634
- Name
- Lettice Knollys
- Given names
- Lettice
- Surname
- Knollys
| Birth | about 1539 |
| Marriage | Walter Devereux Earl Of Essex Kg - View family Note: LETTICE Knollys married Walter Devereux, Second Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex. He was born in 1540 at his grandfather's castle in Carmarthen, South Wales. Queen Elizabeth created him Earl of Essex in 1572. In the following year he attempted to subdue the O'Neills and Scotts in Ulster, who were led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell. In 1574 by treachery, he succeeded in capturing the chieftain Sir Brian MacPhelim. The Queen appointed him Earl Marshal of Ireland in 1575. There were 5 children of this marriage, Robert his illfated successor, Walter, Francis, Penelope my ancestor and Dorothy. The 1st Earl of Essex died at Dublin Ireland on 22nd September 1576 and was buried at Carmarthen South Wales. After Essex's death Lettice married Robert Earl of Leicester and thirdly to Sir Christopher Blount, Knight. She died on 25th December 1634 and was buried at Warwick. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | about 1562 (Age 23)
daughter -
Penelope Devereux
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| Death of a husband | 1576 (Age 37)
husband -
Walter Devereux Earl Of Essex Kg
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| Birth of a grandson #1 | 1590 (Age 51)
grandson -
Henry Rich
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| Australian History | 1606 (Age 67) Note: (March) The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Duyfken, under Captain Willem Janszoon, explores the western coast of Cape York Peninsula. This was the first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil. Note: (May) Pedro Fernandes de Queir�s believed that he had found the southern continent. He named it La Australia del Espiritu Santo (The Great South Land of the Holy Spirit). He actually was on Vanuatu. Note: (August) Portuguese or Spanish seaman Luis V�ez de Torres sails through the Torres Strait, between Australia and New Guinea, along the latter's southern coast. He may well have sighted the northernmost extremity of Australia, although this is not recorded. Torres reported 'shoals', some of which may have been the northernmost atolls of the Great Barrier Reef. |
| Death of a daughter | 1607 (Age 68)
daughter -
Penelope Devereux
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| Marriage of a grandson | Henry Rich - View family about 1616 (Age 77)
grandson -
Henry Rich
grandson's wife -
Isabel Cope
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| Australian History | 1616 (Age 77) Note: Dutch captain Dirk Hartog in the Eendracht makes the second recorded landfall by a European, at Dirk Hartog Island on the western coast of Australia. Leaves behind the Hartog Plate. |
| Australian History | 1623 (Age 84) Note: Dutch captain Jan Carstensz navigates the Gulf of Carpentaria aboard the Pera and Arnhem. The Arnhem crosses the Gulf to reach and name Groote Eylandt. |
| Death | 1634 (Age 95) |
| Family with Walter Devereux Earl Of Essex Kg - View family |
| husband |
Walter Devereux Earl Of Essex Kg
Birth 1539 Death 1576 (Age 37) Loading...
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| herself |
Lettice Knollys
Birth about 1539 Death 1634 (Age 95) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 daughter |
Penelope Devereux
Birth about 1562 23 23 Death 1607 (Age 45) Loading...
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| Marriage | LETTICE Knollys married Walter Devereux, Second Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex. He was born in 1540 at his grandfather's castle in Carmarthen, South Wales. Queen Elizabeth created him Earl of Essex in 1572. In the following year he attempted to subdue the O'Neills and Scotts in Ulster, who were led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell. In 1574 by treachery, he succeeded in capturing the chieftain Sir Brian MacPhelim. The Queen appointed him Earl Marshal of Ireland in 1575. There were 5 children of this marriage, Robert his illfated successor, Walter, Francis, Penelope my ancestor and Dorothy. The 1st Earl of Essex died at Dublin Ireland on 22nd September 1576 and was buried at Carmarthen South Wales. After Essex's death Lettice married Robert Earl of Leicester and thirdly to Sir Christopher Blount, Knight. She died on 25th December 1634 and was buried at Warwick. |
| Marriage | LETTICE Knollys married Walter Devereux, Second Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex. He was born in 1540 at his grandfather's castle in Carmarthen, South Wales. Queen Elizabeth created him Earl of Essex in 1572. In the following year he attempted to subdue the O'Neills and Scotts in Ulster, who were led by Sorley Boy MacDonnell. In 1574 by treachery, he succeeded in capturing the chieftain Sir Brian MacPhelim. The Queen appointed him Earl Marshal of Ireland in 1575. There were 5 children of this marriage, Robert his illfated successor, Walter, Francis, Penelope my ancestor and Dorothy. The 1st Earl of Essex died at Dublin Ireland on 22nd September 1576 and was buried at Carmarthen South Wales. After Essex's death Lettice married Robert Earl of Leicester and thirdly to Sir Christopher Blount, Knight. She died on 25th December 1634 and was buried at Warwick. |
| Australian History | (March) The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Duyfken, under Captain Willem Janszoon, explores the western coast of Cape York Peninsula. This was the first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil. |
| Australian History | Dutch captain Dirk Hartog in the Eendracht makes the second recorded landfall by a European, at Dirk Hartog Island on the western coast of Australia. Leaves behind the Hartog Plate. |
| Australian History | Dutch captain Jan Carstensz navigates the Gulf of Carpentaria aboard the Pera and Arnhem. The Arnhem crosses the Gulf to reach and name Groote Eylandt. |
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