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Richard Knollys

English politician
Person human Q7327122

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1548, 1552[4]
Date of death
1596
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1584-85 Parliament, Member of the 1586-87 Parliament, Member of the 1589 Parliament[10][11][12][13]
Father
Francis Knollys[6]
Mother
Catherine Carey[7]
Child
Robert Knollys, Francis Knollys[8][9]
Family name
Knollys[15]
Given name
Richard[16]
Place of burial
Church of St Nicholas, Rotherfield Greys[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Knollys
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Described at URL
www.berkshirehistory.com
Find a Grave memorial ID
136086794
Freebase ID
/m/0n53hwg
Genealogics.org person ID
I00300233
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010810728369
History of Parliament ID
1558-1603/member/knollys-richard-1548-96
Prabook ID
1946882
Records of Early English Drama ID
69202
The Peerage person ID
p34149.htm#i341490
WeRelate person ID
Richard_Knollys_(3)
WikiTree person ID
Knollys-6

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Summary

Richard Knollys was born in 1548[1]. He died in 1596[2]. He worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Who were Richard Knollys's parents?

Richard Knollys's father was Francis Knollys[6]. Richard Knollys's mother was Catherine Carey[7].

What did Richard Knollys do for work?

Richard Knollys worked as a politician[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of Parliament ID → 1558-1603/member/knollys-richard-1548-96
    Child → Robert Knollys, Francis Knollys
    Father → Francis Knollys
    Instance of → human
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42548|batch #42548]]: TP named as #08b"
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