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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 · 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.
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.
Lettice Knollys was born on 8 November 1543 at Rotherfield Greys in Oxfordshire. She was the third of fourteen to sixteen children born to Sir Francis Knollys and his wife, Katherine Carey. 1 Lettice’s mother was the daughter of Mary Boleyn, meaning that Lettice was the great niece of Anne Boleyn.
9 feb 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
25 apr 2018 · Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex (via Walter Devereux) and Countess of Leicester (via Robert Dudley), was buried as per her request next to Robert Dudley Sr., in the Beauchamp Chapel of Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick; opposite their shared tomb is the burial place of their son, Baby Robert Dudley, who had died at age three.
