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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, chiamata a volte Laetitia, nota anche come Lettice Devereux o Lettice Dudley (Rotherfield Greys, 8 novembre 1543 – Drayton Bassett, 25 dicembre 1634), è stata una nobildonna inglese, contessa di Essex e di Leicester per matrimonio e madre di Robert Devereux, II conte d'Essex e Dorothy, contessa di Northumberland.
5 mag 2018 · A biography of Lettice Knollys, Elizabeth I's granddaughter and rival, who survived seven monarchs and three husbands. The book explores her family, scandals, legacy and resemblance to the queen.
14 giu 2024 · 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.
Learn about the life and marriages of Lettice Knollys, the great niece of Anne Boleyn and the wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Discover how she was related to Elizabeth I, why she was accused of poisoning Leicester, and how she tried to reconcile with the queen.
9 feb 2022 · Lettice Knollys was a Tudor courtier and the wife of Robert Dudley, the queen's favourite and one-time suitor. Learn how she enraged Elizabeth I by marrying Dudley without her consent and how she became a countess and a mother.
Lettice Knollys was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and a mistress of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. She married him secretly in 1578, after his wife died in Ireland, and faced the Queen's wrath and disfavour.
