Biography of Francis Knollys 1512-1596
Paternal Family Tree: Knollys
Francis Knollys was appointed Treasurer of the Royal Household to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
Around 1510 [his father] Robert Knollys (age 29) and [his mother] Lettice Peniston (age 25) were married.
Around 1512 Francis Knollys was born to Robert Knollys (age 31) and Lettice Peniston (age 27) at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire.
Around 1521 [his father] Robert Knollys (age 40) died. He was buried at St Helen's Church Bishopsgate.
After 1521 [his step-father] Robert Lee (age 38) and [his mother] Lettice Peniston (age 36) were married.
On 26 Apr 1540 Francis Knollys (age 28) and Catherine Carey (age 16) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
Around 1541 [his daughter] Mary Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 29) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 17).
Around 1542 [his son] Henry Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 30) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 18).
On 08 Nov 1543 [his daughter] Lettice Knollys Countess Essex was born to Francis Knollys (age 31) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 19).
Around 1544 [his son] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury was born to Francis Knollys (age 32) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 20).
On 21 May 1545 [his brother-in-law] Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon (age 19) and Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon (age 16) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1546 [his son] Edward Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 34) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 22).
In 1547 Francis Knollys (age 35) was knighted.
Before 1548 [his son] Robert Knollys and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Vaughan were married.
In 1548 [his son] Robert Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 36) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 24).
In 1548 [his son] Richard Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 36) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 24).
On 15 Jun 1549 [his daughter] Elizabeth Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 37) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 25).
On 19 Jun 1555 [his daughter] Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr was born to Francis Knollys (age 43) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 31).
Before 10 Jul 1557 [his step-father] Thomas Tresham (age 57) and [his mother] Lettice Peniston (age 72) were married.
Before 10 Jul 1557 [his mother] Lettice Peniston (age 72) died.
On 13 Jan 1559 two new peerages were created ...
[his brother-in-law] Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon (age 32) was created 1st Baron Hunsdon. Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon (age 30) by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
Oliver St John 1st Baron St John (age 37) was created 1st Baron St John of Bletso. Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso (age 33) by marriage Baroness St John of Bletso.
On 21 Oct 1559 [his daughter] Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly was born to Francis Knollys (age 47) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 35).
Around 1561 [his son-in-law] Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 19) and [his daughter] Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 17) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hereford. They were fourth cousins.
On 09 May 1562 [his son] Dudley Knollys was born to Francis Knollys (age 50) and [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 38).
In Jun 1562 [his son] Dudley Knollys died.
On 15 Jan 1569 [his wife] Catherine Carey (age 45) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].
On 19 Nov 1571 [his son-in-law] Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr (age 15) and [his daughter] Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr (age 16) were married.
On 21 Sep 1578 [his son-in-law] Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 46) and [his daughter] Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 34) were married secretly much to the anguish of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 45) who developed a deep hatred of Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 34). She by marriage Countess of Leicester. Roger North 2nd Baron North (age 48) was present. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland.
In Oct 1578 [his son-in-law] Gerald Fitzgerald Baron Offaly (age 18) and [his daughter] Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Offaly. He the son of Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare (age 53) and Mabel Browne Countess Kildare (age 42).
After Jun 1580 [his son-in-law] Philip Boteler (age 20) and [his daughter] Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly (age 20) were married.
On 21 Dec 1582 [his son] Henry Knollys (age 40) died.
In or before 1588 [his son] Richard Knollys (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Joan Heigham were married.
Around Apr 1589 [his son-in-law] Christopher Blount (age 24) and [his daughter] Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 45) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In 1593 [his daughter] Mary Knollys (age 52) died.
On 23 Apr 1593 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 59) created three new Garter Knights ...
380th Thomas Burgh 9th Baron Cobham 7th Baron Strabolgi 3rd Baron Burgh (age 35).
381st Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave (age 27).
382nd Francis Knollys (age 81).
Before 1595 [his son] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 51) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 1596 [his son] Thomas Knollys died.
In 1596 [his son] Francis Knollys died.
On 19 Jul 1596 Francis Knollys (age 84) died.
[his son] Henry Knollys and Margaret Cave were married.
[his son] Thomas Knollys was born to Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey.
Thomas Leighton and [his daughter] Elizabeth Knollys were married.
[his son] Francis Knollys was born to Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
GrandFather: Robert Knollys
Great x 2 Grandfather: William D'Oyley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Father: Robert Knollys
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
GrandMother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Mother: Lettice Peniston
