Biography of Lettice Peniston 1485-1558

In 1485 Lettice Peniston was born.

In 1505 [her daughter] Mary Knollys was born to [her future husband] Robert Knollys (age 24) and Lettice Peniston (age 20).

Around 1510 Robert Knollys (age 29) and Lettice Peniston (age 25) were married.

Around 1512 [her son] Francis Knollys was born to [her husband] Robert Knollys (age 31) and Lettice Peniston (age 27) at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire.

Around 1516 [her daughter] Joan Knollys was born to [her husband] Robert Knollys (age 35) and Lettice Peniston (age 31)..

In or before 1520 [her future husband] Thomas Tresham (age 20) and Mary Parr (age 19) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1521 [her husband] Robert Knollys (age 40) died. He was buried at St Helen's Church Bishopsgate.

After 1521 Robert Lee (age 38) and Lettice Peniston (age 36) were married.

Around 1536 [her son-in-law] Charles Wingfield (age 23) and [her daughter] Joan Knollys (age 20) were married.

In 1539 [her husband] Robert Lee (age 56) died.

On 26 Apr 1540 [her son] Francis Knollys (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Catherine Carey (age 16) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 1543 [her former step-son] Anthony Lee (age 33) and Margaret Wyatt (deceased) were married.

On 23 May 1548 [her former step-son] Anthony Lee (age 38) and Anne Hassall were married.

On 24 Nov 1549 [her former step-son] Anthony Lee (age 39) died.

In or before 1551 [her son] Benedict Lee and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Pakington were married.

Before 10 Jul 1557 Thomas Tresham (age 57) and Lettice Peniston (age 72) were married.

Before 10 Jul 1557 Lettice Peniston (age 72) died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 10 Jul 1557. The x day of July was bered at Peterborow [Map] my lade Tressam (age 72), with iiij baners, and a herse of wax, (blank) torchys, and a iiij dossen of skochyons.

On 08 Mar 1559 [her former husband] Thomas Tresham (age 59) died.

[her son] Henry Knollys was born to Robert Knollys and Lettice Peniston.

[her son] Benedict Lee was born to Robert Lee and Lettice Peniston.

Royal Descendants of Lettice Peniston 1485-1558

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 4

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 5