Knollys, Elizabeth (c. 1586–1658)

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Knollys, Elizabeth (c. 1586–1658)

English noblewoman. Name variations: Lady Knollys; Elizabeth Howard. Born Elizabeth Howard c. 1586 in Saffron, Walden, Essex, England; died April 17, 1658, in Dorking, Surrey; dau. of Thomas Howard (1561–1626), 1st earl of Suffolk (r. 1603–1626), and Catherine Knyvett; m. William Knollys (1547–1632), later earl of Banbury, Lord Vaux, comptroller of Queen Elizabeth I's household; sister-in-law of Lettice Knollys (c. 1541–1634); children: 2 sons (widely thought to have been the children of Edward Vaux, not William Knollys).

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