Elizabeth Knollys
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. Knollys was the grand-niece of Queen consort Anne Boleyn, which made her a cousin once removed of the Queen. Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Leighton of Feckenham in Worcestershire in 1578. He served as Governor of Jersey and Guernsey.
Elizabeth Knollys | |
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| Lady Leighton | |
Portrait of Elizabeth Knollys by an unknown painter after George Gower, 1577 | |
| Born | 15 June 1549 England |
| Died | c. 1605 (aged about 56) |
| Noble family | Knollys (by birth) Leighton (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Sir Thomas Leighton |
| Issue | Thomas Leighton Elizabeth Talbot Anne, Lady St John |
| Father | Sir Francis Knollys |
| Mother | Catherine Carey |
| Occupation | Maid of Honour Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber |
She is sometimes mistakenly referred to in documents as "Cecilia", which was the name of her youngest sister.
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