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Elizabeth Knollys
F, #13762, b. 1549
Elizabeth Knollys
by George Gower, 1577 1
Elizabeth Knollys was born in 1549. She was the daughter of Sir Francis Knollys and Katherine Carey.
Children of Elizabeth Knollys and Sir Thomas Leighton
1.Elizabeth Leighton+(c1580)
2. Thomas Leighton (1584)
2.Anne Leighton+ (1587)
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http://thepeerage.com/p1377.htm#i13762
Elizabeth Knollys married Sir Thomas Leighton of Feckenham, Worcestershire, son of John Leighton of Wattlesborough in Shropshire and his wife, Joyce Sutton, in 1578. Leighton (who is sometimes called Layton) was a diplomat and soldier, and shared with her father the same strong Puritan beliefs. Following her marriage, Knollys, now styled Lady Leighton, continued to serve Queen Elizabeth in the same capacity as a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber, despite her sister Lettice's banishment from court. Her husband held the office of Governor of Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Lady Leighton, however, did not spend much time on either island, much preferring life at court. Sir Walter Raleigh was her admirer, and had written her a poem.
An unknown artist after George Gower painted her portrait in 1577. It shows her with curled hair; she is wearing a black hat with a feather, and an elaborate, ornamented gown, which are likely indications that she did not share her husband's dour Puritan sympathies. Her black hat was displayed at the National Maritime Museum in an exhibition in 2003 which was curated by noted Tudor historian, David Starkey. Knollys had given Queen Elizabeth a similar black hat as a gift in 1578/9. In turn, Knollys is listed as having been the recipient of many New Year's presents from the Queen.
Together Lady Leighton and her husband had three children:[7]
Thomas (born 1584), married Mary Zouche Elizabeth (died 12 January 1633), married Sherington Talbot, by whom she had issue. Anne (died July 1628 in childbirth), married Sir John St John, 1st Baronet, by whom she had 13 children in 14 years.
She died in 1605. On 10 June 1605, her £200 annuity was granted to Elizabeth Howard, Lady Carrick.
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June 15, 1549
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Stanford, Berkshire, England
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1580 |
1580
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Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
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1595
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Hanbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
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1605
Age 55
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