ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND

PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND
ELIZABETH TUDOR
LADY ELIZABETH
QUEEN ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND

BIRTH: 07 Sep 1533, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich
CORONATION: 15 Jan 1559, Westminster Abbey, Westminster
DEATH: 24 Mar 1603, Richmond Palace, Richmond
FUNERAL: 28 Apr 1603, Westminster Abbey, Westminster

LINEAGE

PARENTS:

HENRY VIII

King of England and Ireland

1491-1547

ANNE BOLEYN

Queen of England and Ireland

c.1507-1536

KATHERINE PARR

Queen of England - stepmother
later Baroness Seymour of Sudeley

1512-1547

HALF-SIBLINGS:

(FROM FATHER HENRY VIII's FIRST MARRIAGE TO CATHERINE OF ARAGON d.1536):

MARY I

Queen of England and Ireland

1516-1558

(FROM FATHER HENRY VIII's THIRD MARRIAGE TO JANE SEYMOUR d.1537):

EDWARD VI

King of England and Ireland

1537-1553

(FROM ELIZABETH BLOUNT'S AFFAIR WITH HENRY VIII - ACKNOWLEDGED):

HENRY FITZROY

Duke of Richmond
and Somerset

1519-1536

Henry was the only acknowledged illegitimate child of Henry VIII.
He was named Henry 'Fitzroy' (meaning 'Son of the King'), and was elevated to the Dukedoms of Richmond and Somerset aged 6yo - later referred to as 'Prince Henry, Duke of Richmond and Somerset'

(POSSIBLE HALF-SISTER FROM FATHER HENRY VIII's AFFAIR WITH ELIZABETH BLOUNT BUT NOT ACKNOWLEDGED):

ELIZABETH TAILBOYS

4th Baroness of Kyme
Countess of Warwick

c.1520-1563

(POSSIBLE HALF-SISTER FROM FATHER HENRY VIII'S AFFAIR WITH MARY BOLEYN BUT NOT ACKNOWLEDGED):

LADY CATHERINE CAREY

Dame Knollys
[Knollys]

c.1524-1569

Detail from ''Portrait of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and of Leicester'; Circle of George Gower; c1600 © Sotheby's

Lettice Knollys: Recommended Reading

Some recommended books which cover various periods of Lettice's life, often in the context of events involving other infamous Tudor figures, including her kinswoman and rival Queen Elizabeth I.

Oct 189 min read

Detail from 'Image of people sick with smallpox in Ancient Mexico ' Bernardino de Sahagún, 1577 © Library of the Congress

Elizabeth I and the Smallpox Epidemic of 1562

In October 1562, less than three years after her accession to the throne, Elizabeth I contracted the highly-infectious smallpox virus, which led to her becoming critically ill, and subsequently raised questions in relation to the succession of the English monarchy.

Oct 1012 min read

Detail from 'Elizabeth I', Nicholas Hilliard, 1578 © Rothschild Family

The Marriage of Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley - 21 September 1578

The marriage between Lettice and Leicester was formally celebrated on Sunday 21 September 1578, at Leicester's Essex home of Wanstead Hall, almost two years to the date of death of her first husband. Leicester had consulted with his chaplain at Wanstead, Humphrey Tyndall, informing of his intent to marry Lettice in secret, as he felt that public knowledge of their marriage may cause "great damage to his estate", having not previously obtained the consent of the queen (Tallis,

Sep 2110 min read

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