Elizabeth Knollys
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elizabeth-knollys-224-1737561
title:
Elizabeth Knollys
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Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton, 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. She is sometimes mistakenly referred to in documents as "Cecilia", which was
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English courtier
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Knollys
date created:
2010-10-14T06:29:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T12:56:51Z
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