Biography of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 1544-1632
Paternal Family Tree: Knollys
Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208
On 26 Apr 1540 [his father] Francis Knollys (age 28) and [his mother] Catherine Carey (age 16) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
Around 1544 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury was born to Francis Knollys (age 32) and Catherine Carey (age 20).
In 1546 Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 24) and [his future wife] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 22) were married.
On 15 Jan 1569 [his mother] Catherine Carey (age 45) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].
In 1571 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 27) was elected MP Stafford.
In 1572 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 28) was elected MP Tregony.
In 1583 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 39) was elected MP Oxfordshire.
In 1586 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 42) was knighted by Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 53).
In 1592 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 48) was elected MP Oxfordshire.
Before 1595 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 51) and Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 70) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
Around 1595 Mary Fitton (age 16) was appointed Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 61). Her father Edward Fitton (age 47) recommended her to the care of the married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 51) who developed a crush on her to the amusement of the court. In Jan 1599 she left court.
In 1596 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 52) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.
On 19 Jul 1596 [his father] Francis Knollys (age 84) died.
Before 08 Dec 1597 [his step-daughter] Katharine Brydges (age 42) died.
On 29 Sep 1599 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 33) was compelled to stand before the Council during a five-hour interrogation. The Council, which included his uncle William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 55), took a quarter of an hour to compile a report, which declared that his truce with O'Neill was indefensible and his flight from Ireland tantamount to a desertion of duty. He was committed to the custody of Sir Richard Berkeley (age 68) in his own York House [Map] on 1 October.
In 1601 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 57) was elected MP Oxfordshire.
In 1602 [his step-son] William Brydges 4th Baron Chandos (age 50) died. His son Grey Brydges 5th Baron Chandos (age 22) succeeded 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven (age 21) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
In 1603 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 59) was created 1st Baron Knollys. [his wife] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 79) by marriage Baroness Knollys.
On 31 Oct 1605 [his wife] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 81) died.
On 23 Dec 1605 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 61) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Knollys. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 44) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 41). They were third cousin once removed.
In 1615 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 71) was appointed 411th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 48).
Before 1616 [his brother-in-law] Henry Howard (age 24) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 23) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 54) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 51).
Around 1616 [his brother-in-law] Henry Howard (age 24) died in Clun Castle [Map].
In 1616 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 72) was created 1st Viscount Wallingford. [his wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Wallingford.
In 1619 Daniel Mijtens (age 29). Portrait of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 75) wearing his Garter Collar and Leg Garter.
Around 1624 [his brother-in-law] Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 22) and Mary Boteler Baroness Howard were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 62) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 60).
In 1626 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. [his wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
On 21 Jun 1626 [his brother-in-law] Charles Howard (age 35) died.
In 1627 [his son] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 83) and [his wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 44). The true father is believed to be Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 38) who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 44) married shortly after the death of Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury.
On 12 Apr 1628 [his brother-in-law] Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 26) was created 1st Baron Howard of Escrick. Mary Boteler Baroness Howard by marriage Baroness Howard of Escrick.
In 1631 [his son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 87) and [his wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48). The true father is believed to be Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 42) who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48) married shortly after the death of [his son] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 4).
On 25 May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother [his brother] Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that [his son] Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's [his wife] mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Around 30 Jun 1632 Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 49) were married some five weeks after the death of her first husband William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) on 25 May 1632. They, Edward and Elizabeth, when teenagers, had been subject to marriage negotiations which broke down as a consequence of the Gunpowder Plot and she had married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (deceased) some forty years her senior. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 68).
On 17 Apr 1658 [his former wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 75) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: William D'Oyley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
GrandFather: Robert Knollys
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Father: Francis Knollys
GrandMother: Lettice Peniston
William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Carey 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Courtenay
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Orchard
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christiana Orchard
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Fulford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
GrandFather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Mother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bracton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Hoo
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wychingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hankford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Montagu Duchess Exeter
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Howard
4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Tilney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
