Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex Countess of Leicester

1543 - 1634  (91 years)

• Name	Lettice Knollys
  Suffix	Countess of Essex Countess of Leicester
  Birth	8 Nov 1543
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	11393
  Death	25 Dec 1634
  Person ID	I11393	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Knollys, Sir Treasurer of the Royal Household KG,   b. Abt 1511   d. 19 Jul 1596 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Catherine Carey,   b. Abt 1524, England d. 15 Jan 1569, Hampton Court Palace, Richmond Upon Thames, England (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F4039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Dudley, KG PC 1st Earl of Leicester,   b. 24 Jun 1532   d. 4 Sep 1588, Cornbury, Oxfordshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F4136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex 2nd Viscount Hereford KG,   b. 16 Sep 1541, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 22 Sep 1576, Dublin Castle, Ireland (Age 35 years)
  Children	1. Walter Devereux, Sir   d. 1591, Rouen, Normandy, France  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Penelope Devereux, Baroness Rich  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Dorothy Devereux, Countess of Northumberland  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Francis Devereux  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex,   b. 10 Nov 1565   d. 25 Feb 1601 (Age 35 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

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