Robert Knollys
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Robert Knollys is the name of:
- Robert KnollesRobert KnollesSir Robert Knolles was an important English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, who, operating with the tacit support of the Crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III...
(c. 1320–1407), also known as Knollys, English soldier of the Hundred Years' War - Robert Knollys (courtier)Robert Knollys (courtier)Sir Robert Knollys was an English courtier in the service and favour of Henry VII and Henry VIII.-Biography:Sir Robert was the son of Robert Knollys and Elizabeth Troutbeck, and grandson of Sir Richard Knollys and Margaret D'Oyley, and Sir John Troutbeck and Margaret Hulse.In 1488 Knollys was...
(died 1521), also known as Knolles, English courtier in the service of Henry VII and Henry VIII of England - Robert Knollys (died 1619)Robert Knollys (died 1619)Sir Robert Knollys was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1572 and 1611.Knollys was the son of Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Royal Household, and Catherine Carey, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I. He quickly entered the...
MP for Reading and Breconshire - Robert Knollys (MP)Robert Knollys (MP)Sir Robert Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Berkshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. In 1614, he was elected...
for Abingdon, Berkshire and Wallingford