Anne Knollys
| Anne West | |
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| Baroness De La Warr | |
Portrait of Anne West by Robert Peake, 1582
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| Spouse(s) | Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr |
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Issue
Sir Robert West
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr Walsingham West Francis West John West Nathaniel West Elizabeth West Lettice, Lady Ludlow Anne West Penelope, Lady Pelham Katherine, Lady Strelby Helen, Lady Savage Anna West (again) Elisabeth, Lady Saltonstall |
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| Noble family | Knollys |
| Father | Sir Francis Knollys |
| Mother | Catherine Carey |
| Born | 19 July 1555 probably Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire or Reading, Berkshire |
| Died | 30 August 1608 (aged 53) Lasham, Hampshire, England |
Anne West, Lady De La Warr (née Knollys) (19 July 1555 – 30 August 1608) was a lady at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Anne Knollys was the third daughter of Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Royal Household (1514–1596) to Queen Elizabeth I, and his wife Lady Catherine Carey.
Her maternal grandparents were Sir William Carey and Mary Boleyn. Mary was a sister of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England. Anne Knollys' mother was thus a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn had preceded her more famous sister in the King's affections, and had affairs with both Francis I of France and Henry VIII. Both Catherine Carey and Henry Carey may have been Henry's children, although we are unsure of their exact dates of birth. If true, this would make Anne the granddaughter of Henry VIII.
Anne's eldest sister was Lettice Knollys, chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth and the mother of the queen's favourite, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.
Anne Knollys married, on 19 November 1571, Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr, by whom she had six sons and eight daughters:
The US state of Delaware is named after Anne's son, Thomas West, Baron De La Warre.
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