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Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton (15 June 1549 – c.1605), was an English courtier who served Queen Elizabeth I of England, first as a Maid of Honour and secondly, after 1566, as a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber.
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.
Elizabeth’s Rival tells the story of a phenomenal woman, who lived to the age of 91 during one of the most tumultuous and dangerous times in the English court, surviving seven monarchs – from Henry VIII to Charles II – several scandalous children and three infamous husbands.
9 de fev. de 2022 · When Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, married Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, in 1578 without telling the queen, sparks flew in the Palace of Whitehall. Here, Nicola Tallis tells the story of the love triangle between the three Tudors.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Knollys, Elizabeth (fl. 1600)English noblewoman. Name variations: Lady Knollys; Elizabeth Howard. Born Elizabeth Howard; daughter of Thomas Howard (1561–1626), 1st earl of Suffolk (r.
2 de nov. de 2017 · Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester. Nicola Tallis. Michael O'Mara Books, Nov 2, 2017 - Biography & Autobiography - 400 pages. The first biography...
She was also a kinswoman of Elizabeth I. Francis and Katherine Knollys departed for the Continent in the mid-1550s to escape the religious persecution during Mary I’s reign, but it is possible that Lettice remained with Elizabeth Tudor at Hatfield.
