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Lettice Knollys, Countess Essex / Countess Leicester

Lettice Knollys, Countess Essex / Countess Leicester

Female 1539 - 1634  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lettice Knollys, Countess Essex / Countess LeicesterLettice Knollys, Countess Essex / Countess Leicester was born in 1539 in Wanstead, Warwick, England; died on 25 Dec 1634 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwichshire, England.

    Lettice married Walter Devereux, 1st Earl Essex between 1562 and 1564 in Nethwood, Herefordshire, England. Walter (son of Sir Richard Devereux, Knight and Dorothy Hastings) was born on 16 Sep 1539 in Carmarthen Castle, Wales; was christened on 18 Sep 1539 in Carmarthen Castle, Wales; died on 22 Sep 1576 in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland; was buried on 26 Sep 1576 in Carmarthen Castle, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Penelope Devereux, Bariness Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1562; died on 7 Jul 1607.
    2. 3. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1566 in Netherwood, Herefordshire; died on 25 Feb 1601 in Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England; was buried in St.Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England.
    3. 4. Dorothy Devereux, Countess Northumberland  Descendancy chart to this point died on 3 Aug 1619; was buried in Petworth, Sussex, England.

    Lettice married Robert Dudley, 1st Earl Leicester on 21 Sep 1577 in Wanstead, Essex, England. Robert (son of John Dudley, 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford, Dutchess Northumberland) was born about 24 Jun 1532; died on 4 Sep 1588 in Cornbury Park, Oxford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Robert Dudley, Baron Denbigh  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1579; died in 1584.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Penelope Devereux, Bariness RichPenelope Devereux, Bariness Rich Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lettice1) was born about 1562; died on 7 Jul 1607.

    Penelope married Robert Rich, 1st Earl Warwick in 1581, and was divorced on 15 Nov 1605. Robert (son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich of Leez and Elizabeth Baldry) was born about 1562; died on 24 Mar 1618 in Felsted, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Robert Rich, 2nd Earl Warwick  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1587; died on 19 Apr 1658 in Felsted, Essex, England.
    2. 7. Henry Rich, 1st Earl Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1590; died in 1648.
    3. 8. Charles Rich  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1627.
    4. 9. Lettice (Lucy) Rich  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1619.

  2. 3.  Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lettice1) was born on 19 Nov 1566 in Netherwood, Herefordshire; died on 25 Feb 1601 in Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England; was buried in St.Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England.

    Robert married Frances Walsingham, Countes Essex in 1590. Frances (daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Knight and Ursula St. Barbe) was buried on 17 Feb 1631 in Tonbridge Church. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Frances Devereux, Duchess Somerset  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1590; died between 1634 and 24 Apr 1674.
    2. 11. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl Essex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1591 in Seething Lane, London; was christened on 22 Jan 1591 in St. Olave's, Hart Street, London; died on 14 Sep 1646 in Essex House, The Strand, London; was buried on 19 Oct 1646 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    3. 12. Dorothy Devereux  Descendancy chart to this point died on 30 Mar 1636.

  3. 4.  Dorothy Devereux, Countess NorthumberlandDorothy Devereux, Countess Northumberland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lettice1) died on 3 Aug 1619; was buried in Petworth, Sussex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Sir Thomas Perrot. Thomas and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Penelope Perrot  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

    Family/Spouse: Henry Percy, 9th Earl Northumberland. Henry (son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland and Catherine Neville) was born on 27 Apr 1564 in Tynemouth Castle; died on 5 Nov 1632; was buried in Petworth, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Dorothy Percy, Countess Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1598; was christened on 20 Aug 1598 in Petworth, Sussex, England; died on 19 Aug 1650; was buried in Penshurst, Kent, England.
    2. 15. Lucy Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1600; died on 5 Nov 1660 in Little Cashiobury House.
    3. 16. Algernon Percy, 10th Earl Northumberland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1602 in Essex House, London, England; died on 13 Oct 1668; was buried in Petworth, Sussex, England.
    4. 17. Henry Percy, Baron Alnwick  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1604; died on 11 Mar 1705 in Paris, France.

  4. 5.  Robert Dudley, Baron Denbigh Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lettice1) was born in 1579; died in 1584.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Robert Rich, 2nd Earl WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl Warwick Descendancy chart to this point (2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) was born in Jun 1587; died on 19 Apr 1658 in Felsted, Essex, England.

    Robert married Frances Hatton on 12 Feb 1604. Frances (daughter of William Hatton and Elizabeth Gawdy) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Robert of Leighs Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 19. Lady Anne Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1604; died on 14 Feb 1642 in Kimbolton, Hunts, England.

    Robert married Eleanor Wortley, Countess Sussex on 30 Mar 1646 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England. Eleanor (daughter of Sir Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton) died in 1666 in London, Greater London, England; was buried on 31 Jan 1666 in Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Charles Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 21. Hatton Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 22. Henry Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 23. Lucy Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    5. 24. Frances Rich  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    6. 19. Lady Anne Rich  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1604; died on 14 Feb 1642 in Kimbolton, Hunts, England.

  2. 7.  Henry Rich, 1st Earl HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl Holland Descendancy chart to this point (2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1590; died in 1648.

    Henry married Isabel Cope about 1616. Isabel was born about 1590; died in 1648. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Susan Rich, Countess Suffolk  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1627; died on 19 May 1649 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, Great Britain; was buried in Walden, Essex, England.

  3. 8.  Charles Rich Descendancy chart to this point (2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) died in 1627.

  4. 9.  Lettice (Lucy) Rich Descendancy chart to this point (2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) died after 1619.

    Family/Spouse: Sir George Carey. George (son of Thomas Carey and Mary Southcott) died in Feb 1617 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Frances Devereux, Duchess Somerset Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1590; died between 1634 and 24 Apr 1674.

    Frances married William Seymour, 2th Duke Somerset on 3 Mar 1615 in Drayton Bassett, England. William (son of Edward Seymour, Baron Beauchamp and Honora Rogers) was born on 1 Sep 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England; died on 24 Oct 1660 in Essex House, London, Middlesex, England; was buried on 1 Nov 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Mary Seymour, Countess Winchelsea  Descendancy chart to this point died before 10 Apr 1673.
    2. 27. Lady Jane Seymour  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 Nov 1679.
    3. 28. William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1621 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1642; was buried on 16 Jun 1642 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.
    4. 29. Robert Seymour, Lord Beauchamp  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1624; died in 1645 in France; was buried on 30 Jan 1645 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.
    5. 30. Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1626; died on 14 Mar 1653 in Tilsy; was buried on 30 Mar 1653 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

  6. 11.  Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl Essex Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1591 in Seething Lane, London; was christened on 22 Jan 1591 in St. Olave's, Hart Street, London; died on 14 Sep 1646 in Essex House, The Strand, London; was buried on 19 Oct 1646 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Paulet, Countes Essex. Elizabeth (daughter of William Paulet, 4th Marquess Winchester and Lucy Cecil, Marquise Winchester) was born about 1590; was buried on 16 Sep 1656 in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  Dorothy Devereux Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) died on 30 Mar 1636.

    Dorothy married Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Baronet on 1 Aug 1616. Henry (son of George Shirley, 1st Bt. and Frances Berkeley) died on 8 Feb 1632. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Lettice Shirley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1617; died about Sep 1655; was buried on 25 Sep 1655.
    2. 32. Robert Shirley, 4th Bt.  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 Nov 1656.

  8. 13.  Penelope Perrot Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  9. 14.  Dorothy Percy, Countess LeicesterDorothy Percy, Countess Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1598; was christened on 20 Aug 1598 in Petworth, Sussex, England; died on 19 Aug 1650; was buried in Penshurst, Kent, England.

    Dorothy married Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester in Jan 1615. Robert (son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl Leicester and Barbara Gamage) was born on 1 Dec 1595; died on 2 Nov 1677. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Lady Dorothy "Sacharissa" Sidney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1617 in Sion House; was christened on 5 Oct 1617 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England; died in 1684; was buried on 25 Feb 1684 in Brington, Northampton, England.

  10. 15.  Lucy Percy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1600; died on 5 Nov 1660 in Little Cashiobury House.

    Lucy married James Hay, Earl Carlisle on 6 Nov 1617. James and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 16.  Algernon Percy, 10th Earl NorthumberlandAlgernon Percy, 10th Earl Northumberland Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) was born on 29 Sep 1602 in Essex House, London, England; died on 13 Oct 1668; was buried in Petworth, Sussex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Lady Anne Cecil, Countess Northumberland. Anne (daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, Countess Salisbury) was born in 1612; died on 6 Dec 1637. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 17.  Henry Percy, Baron Alnwick Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1604; died on 11 Mar 1705 in Paris, France.


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Robert of Leighs Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  2. 19.  Lady Anne Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1604; died on 14 Feb 1642 in Kimbolton, Hunts, England.

    Anne married Edward Montague, 2nd Earl Manchester on 1 Jul 1625. Edward (son of Henry Montague, 1st Earl Manchester and Catherine Spencer) was born in 1602; died on 5 May 1671; was buried in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Robert Montague, 3rd Earl Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1634; died on 14 Mar 1682.

  3. 20.  Charles Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  4. 21.  Hatton Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  5. 22.  Henry Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  6. 23.  Lucy Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  7. 24.  Frances Rich Descendancy chart to this point (6.Robert3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) and died.

  8. 25.  Susan Rich, Countess Suffolk Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 2.Penelope2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1627; died on 19 May 1649 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, Great Britain; was buried in Walden, Essex, England.

    Susan married James Howard, 3rd Earl Suffolk on 1 Dec 1640 in Kensington, Greater London, England. James (son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home) was born on 23 Dec 1619 in Walden, Essex, England; died on 7 Jan 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Lady Essex Howard  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  9. 26.  Mary Seymour, Countess Winchelsea Descendancy chart to this point (10.Frances3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) died before 10 Apr 1673.

    Mary married Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl Winchelsea before 1649 in Somersetshire, England. Heneage (son of Thomas FINCH Finch, 1st Earl Winchelsea and Cecily Wentworth) was born in 1619 in Eastham, Kent, England; died on 28 Aug 1689 in Eastwell, Kent, England; was buried on 4 Sep 1689 in Eastwell, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. William Finch, Baron Maidstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1648; and died.
    2. 37. Thomas Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1652; died in 1695.
    3. 38. Charles Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1654; died in 1678.
    4. 39. Heneage Finch, 4th Earl Winchelsea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1656; and died.
    5. 40. Lashly Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1658; and died.
    6. 41. Henry Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1660; died in 1671.
    7. 42. Frances Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1662; died on 17 Apr 1712.
    8. 43. Leopold Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1662; died on 14 Nov 1702.
    9. 44. Mary Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1663; and died.
    10. 45. Elizabeth Finch  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    11. 46. Jane Finch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1667; died in 1689.

  10. 27.  Lady Jane Seymour Descendancy chart to this point (10.Frances3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) died on 23 Nov 1679.

    Jane married Charles Boyle, 2nd Lord Clifford on 7 May 1661. Charles (son of Richard Boyle, 1st. Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Clifford, Baroness Clifford) was christened on 12 Dec 1639; died on 12 Oct 1694. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 28.  William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp Descendancy chart to this point (10.Frances3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1621 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1642; was buried on 16 Jun 1642 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

  12. 29.  Robert Seymour, Lord Beauchamp Descendancy chart to this point (10.Frances3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1624; died in 1645 in France; was buried on 30 Jan 1645 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

  13. 30.  Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp Descendancy chart to this point (10.Frances3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1626; died on 14 Mar 1653 in Tilsy; was buried on 30 Mar 1653 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

    Henry married Mary Capell on 28 Jun 1648 in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire. Mary (daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell and Elizabeth Morrison) was born in 1630; was christened on 16 Dec 1630 in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; died on 7 Jan 1714 in Chelsea; was buried in Badminton, Gloucester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 31.  Lettice Shirley Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dorothy3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) was born about 1617; died about Sep 1655; was buried on 25 Sep 1655.

    Family/Spouse: William Bourke, 7th Earl of Clanricard. William (son of Sir William Bourke) died in Oct 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Ricard de Burgh, 8th Earl of Clanricard  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1709.
    2. 48. Margaret Bourke  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 49. John de Burgh, 9th Earl of Clanricarde  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1642; died on 17 Oct 1722.

  15. 32.  Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dorothy3, 3.Robert2, 1.Lettice1) died on 6 Nov 1656.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Robert, Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1650 in East Sheen; was christened in Mortlake, Surrey; died on 25 Dec 1717 in Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England; was buried in Staunton Harold.

  16. 33.  Lady Dorothy "Sacharissa" Sidney Descendancy chart to this point (14.Dorothy3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Lettice1) was born in 1617 in Sion House; was christened on 5 Oct 1617 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England; died in 1684; was buried on 25 Feb 1684 in Brington, Northampton, England.

    Dorothy married Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland on 20 Jul 1639 in Penshurst, Kent, England. Henry (son of William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer and Lady Penelope Wriothesley) was born in 1620 in Abthorpe, Northampton, England, Great Britain; was christened on 23 Nov 1620 in Brington, Northampton, England; died on 20 Sep 1643. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Dorothy Spencer, Viscountess  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 52. Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1641 in Paris; died on 28 Sep 1702 in Althorp, Northamtonshire.



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