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Lettice Knollys (/ ˈ n oʊ l z / NOHLZ, sometimes latinized as Laetitia, alias Lettice Devereux or Lettice Dudley), Countess of Essex and Countess of Leicester (8 November 1543 – 25 December 1634), was an English noblewoman and mother to the courtiers Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Lady Penelope Rich.
Lettice Knollys (se pronuncia noʊlz / nohlz; también conocida como Lettice Devereux o Leticia Dudley), Condesa de Essex y condesa de Leicester (8 de noviembre de 1543-25 de diciembre de 1634).
13 de may. de 2017 · Lettice Knollys nació el 8 de noviembre de 1543 en Rotherfield Grises, Oxfordshire. Lettice fue la tercera de los dieciséis hijos de Sir Francis Knollys, miembro del Parlamento y Jefe de la Caballería del príncipe Eduardo, hijo de Enrique VIII y su tercera esposa, Juana Seymour.
5 de may. de 2018 · Lettice Knollys, the Great Survivor. Henry VIII’s granddaughter survived numerous scandals, family tragedy and seven monarchs. Joanne Paul | Published in History Today Volume 68 Issue 5 May 2018. Portrait of Lettice Knollys c.1541-1634) by Sarah Essex, c.1825.
Hace 4 días · A doppelgänger of her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys was a formidable Tudor woman in her own right; married three times, in and out of royal favour during her lifetime, she was a courtier who inspired intrigue and scandal in equal measure. Born in November 1543, her father was Sir Francis Knollys who was both a Member of Parliament ...
Lettice Knollys was born on 8 November 1543 at Rotherfield Greys in Oxfordshire. She was the eldest of sixteen children born to Sir Francis Knollys and his wife, Katherine Carey. Lettice’s mother was the daughter of Mary Boleyn, meaning that Lettice was the great niece of Anne Boleyn.
9 de feb. de 2022 · Described as “one of the best-looking ladies of the court”, Lettice Knollys was a kinswoman of the queen, to whom she had been a “darling” in her youth. Though 10 years younger than Elizabeth, the physical similarities between the two women were striking – notably their flame red hair.
