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Sir Francis Knollys, KG of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (c. 1511/c. 1514 – 19 July 1596) was an English courtier in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, and was a Member of Parliament for a number of constituencies.
15 de jul. de 2024 · Sir Francis Knollys (born c. 1514—died July 19, 1596) was an English statesman, loyal supporter of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her early imprisonment in England.
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Francis Knollys, who entered the service of Henry VIII before 1540, became a member of parliament in 1542 and was knighted in 1547 while serving with the English army in Scotland. He became custodian of Wallingford Castle in 1551.
Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys, GCB, GCVO, KCMG, ISO, PC (16 July 1837 – 15 August 1924) was a British courtier. He served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1901 to 1913.
Biography. On Elizabeth’s accession Sir Francis Knollys was assured of a high position in the state by his protestantism, his record of service under the new Queen’s father and brother, and the fact that his wife was the Queen’s first cousin.
Knollys first entered Parliament on his father’s interest as high steward of Oxford, at a by-election caused by the death of his elder brother Edward in Ireland; he continued to represent the borough until his father’s resignation from the stewardship in 1592.
On 9 January 1578 Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Household and Privy Councillor since the accession of Elizabeth, wrote to Thomas Wilson, newly appointed secretary of the Council from his estates at Rotherfield Greys in south-east Oxfordshire,
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