Lettice Knollys
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Lettice Knollys was a prominent English noblewoman of the Tudor court, noted as a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and the controversial second wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noblewoman
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Tudor-period noble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lettice Devereux
NERFINISHED
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Lettice Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Devereux
NERFINISHED
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House of Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1543 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary’s Church, Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfPoliticalTension | Marriage to Robert Dudley without Queen Elizabeth I’s consent ⓘ |
| child |
Dorothy Devereux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penelope Devereux NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| court | Tudor court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cousin | Queen Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1605 ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Francis Knollys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lettice Knollys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Mary Boleyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageDate |
1561
ⓘ
1578 ⓘ |
| marriagePartner |
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Secretly married Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in 1578 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Being cousin of Queen Elizabeth I
ⓘ
Being second wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Anne Boleyn (great-aunt by blood) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Lady of the Bedchamber (at the Tudor court, traditionally attributed) ⓘ |
| relative | Queen Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| socialStatus | Countess ⓘ |
| spouse |
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Christopher Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Countess of Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Countess of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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