Biography of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 1631-1674
Paternal Family Tree: Knollys
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Stumpe
Before 1595 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 51) and Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 70) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In 1603 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 59) was created 1st Baron Knollys. Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 79) by marriage Baroness Knollys.
On 23 Dec 1605 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 61) and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Knollys. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 44) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 41). They were third cousin once removed.
In 1616 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 72) was created 1st Viscount Wallingford. [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Wallingford.
In 1626 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
In 1631 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 87) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48). The true father is believed to be Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 42) who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48) married shortly after the death of Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 4).
On 25 May 1632 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother [his uncle] Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that [his brother] Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's [his mother] mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Around 30 Jun 1632 [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 49) were married some five weeks after the death of her first husband [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) on 25 May 1632. They, Edward and Elizabeth, when teenagers, had been subject to marriage negotiations which broke down as a consequence of the Gunpowder Plot and she had married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (deceased) some forty years her senior. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 68).
On 16 Apr 1640 William Sherard 1st Baron Sherard (age 51) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Bennet Sherard 2nd Baron Sherard (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Sherard of Leitrim.
Before Jun 1645 [his brother] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in an argument. His brother Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.
Before Feb 1655 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and Isabella Blount (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 58) and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 55). He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72). They were first cousin twice removed.
Before Feb 1655 [his wife] Isabella Blount (age 25) died.
On 04 Oct 1655 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 22) were married. He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72).
Around 1656 [his daughter] Anna Maria Knollys was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 25) and [his wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 23).
On 17 Apr 1658 [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 75) died.
On 08 Sep 1661 [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 72) died. His brother Henry Vaux 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 70) succeeded 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden. He left all of his estates to his presumed son Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 30).
On or before 03 Jun 1662 [his son] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 31) and [his wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 29). He was baptised on 03 Jun 1662 at the Church of St John the Baptist, Boughton.
Around 1669 [his daughter] Catherine Knollys was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 38).
In 1670 [his brother-in-law] George Sherard (age 46) died.
In 1674 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son [his son] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 06 Mar 1680 [his former wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 47) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandfather: William D'Oyley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
GrandFather: Francis Knollys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
Father: William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carey
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Orchard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Fulford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Audley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
Mother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Pickering 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe