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

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