Francis Knollys

Francis Knollys is the name of:

  • Sir Francis Knollys (the elder) Treasurer of the Royal Household to Queen Elizabeth I of England (1514–1596)
  • Sir Francis Knollys (admiral) (died 1648) son of above - Vice-Admiral, MP for Oxford (1575-1589), Berkshire (1604-1611, 1625) and Reading (1640-1648) of Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire
  • Francis Knollys (politician) (c1592-1643) son of above - MP for Reading (1624-1629, 1640-1643)
  • Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet of Thame (c1722-1772), MP for Reading (1761-1768)
  • Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys Private Secretary to Edward VII of England (1837–1924)
  • Francis Knowles or Knollys of the Knowles Baronets

Famous quotes containing the word francis:

    “Then came the Lord Chamberlain with his white staff,
    And all the people began to laugh;
    And then the Queen began to speak,
    ‘You’re welcome home, Sir Francis Drake.’”
    —Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drake’s Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queen’s Meeting Him (l. 5–8)