Lady Anne (Knollys) de la Warr (1553-1608)

Lady Anne (Knollys) de la Warr

She was a lady at the court of Queen Elizabeth I; sister of Letitia, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber and mother of the Queen's favorite, the Earl of Essex. The State of Delaware is named for Anne's eldest son, Lord de la Warr, Governor of Virginia.

Parents (2)

Sir Francis Knollys

of Greys Court, near Henley, Oxfordshire; Treasurer of the Royal Household

1511-1596

Catherine (Carey) Knollys

Lady Catherine (Carey) Knollys, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I

1524-1569

Spouse (1)

Thomas West, 2nd Lord de la Warr

2nd Baron de la Warr & Privy Councillor, of Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire

1556-1602

Children (3)

Elizabeth (West) Saltonstall

Lady Elizabeth (West) Saltonstall

1593-1632

Thomas West, 3rd Lord de la Warr

3rd Baron De la Warr (Delaware) & 1st Governor of Virginia

1577-1618

Nathaniel West

Lt.-Col. Nathaniel West, of Shirley Hundred, Virginia

1592-1624