William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on William Knollys:

http://thepeerage.com/p10305.htm#i103047

William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury [1]

• M, #103047,
• b. circa 1547,
• d. 25 May 1632

He was the son of Sir Francis Knollys and Katherine Carey.

He married Dorothy Bray, daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell, before 1573.[2]

A settlement for the marriage between him and Lady Elizabeth Howard was made on 23 December 1605.

He died on 25 May 1632 at Dr. Grant's house, Paternoster Row, London, England. He was buried at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England. His will (dated 19 May 1630) was probated on 2 June 1632.[2]

William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tregony between 1572 and 1583. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire between 1584 and 1586.[1]

He was invested as a Knight on 7 October 1586 by Robert, Earl of Leicester.[1]

He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire from 1592 to 1593.[1]

He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 27 September 1592 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).[1]

He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between 1596 and 1600.[1] He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1596 and 1632.[1]

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 30 August 1596.[1]

He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire from 1597 to 1598.[1]

He was a delegate to the States of Holland in 1599.[1]

He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1600 and 1616.[1] He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire in 1601.[1]

He was created 1st Baron Knollys of Greys, co. Oxford [England] on 13 May 1603.[1]

He held the office of Master of the Wards between 1614 and 1618.[1]

He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 24 April 1615.[1]

He was created 1st Viscount Wallingford, co. Berks [England] on 7 November 1616.[1]

He held the office of High Steward of Oxford in 1620.1 He was created 1st Earl of Banbury, co. Oxford [England] on 18 August 1626, with a precedence as if he was the first Earl created by the King.[1]

He lived at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.[1] He lived at Cholcey, Caversham, Berkshire, England.[1] On 1 March 1630/31 he sold the manor of Rotherfield Greys to Sir Robert Knollys.

Children of William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury and Lady Elizabeth Howard

• 1.unknown daughter Knollys [2] b. bt 1606 - 1610, d. b 1610
• 2.Edward Knollys, 2nd Earl of Banbury [2] b. 10 Apr 1627, d. b Jun 1645
• 3.Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury+[3] b. 3 Jan 1630/31, d. 14 Mar 1673/74

Citations

• 1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 400. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 401.
• 3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 402.

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Sir William became 1st Baron Knollys in 1603; 1st Viscount Wallingford in 1616; and 1st Earl Banbury in 1626.