Viscount Knollys (), of Caversham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created in 1911 for the court official Francis Knollys, 1st Baron Knollys, Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1901 to 1913. He had been previously created Baron Knollys, of Caversham in the County of Oxford, on 21 July 1902. His son, the second Viscount, served as

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. the titles are held by the latter's son, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 1966. The third Viscountess Knollys (d. 2022) was a sister of

Baron Farnham Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell, who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. John Maxwell's son, the second Baron, w ...

: she served as Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. The Viscounts Knollys are members of the prominent

Knollys family Knollys, Knolles or Knowles (), the name of an English family descended from Sir Thomas Knollys (died 1435), Lord Mayor of London, possibly a kinsman of the celebrated general Sir Robert Knolles. The next distinguished member of the family was Si ...

(pronounced "Nohlz") and are descended in the senior male line from

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. This earldom is considered to have become extinct on the first Earl's death but the extinction has been contested up to the present day. For more information on this, see the

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. The family seat is

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Grange, near

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Viscounts Knollys (1911)

Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys, (16 July 1837 – 15 August 1924) was a British courtier. He served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1901 to 1913. Background and education Knollys was the son of Sir William Thomas Knol ...

(1837–1924) *

Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys Viscount Knollys (), of Caversham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the court official Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys, Francis Knollys, 1st Baron Knollys, Private Secret ...

(1895–1966) *

David Francis Dudley Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(b. 1931)

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(1837–1924)'' ** Coronet of a British Viscount

Edward Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys Viscount Knollys (), of Caversham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the court official Francis Knollys, 1st Baron Knollys, Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1901 to 19 ...

(1895–1966)'' *** Coronet of a British Viscount

David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys Viscount Knollys (), of Caversham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the court official Francis Knollys, 1st Baron Knollys, Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1901 to 191 ...

(b. 1931) **** (1) Hon. Patrick Knollys (b. 1962) ***** (2) Alexander Knollys (b. 2000) **** (3) Hon. Christopher Knollys (b. 1964) ***** (4) Edmund Knollys (b. 2000) **** (5) Hon. Michael Knollys (b. 1968)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knollys Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Knollys family People from South Norfolk (district) Noble titles created in 1911

Viscounts Knollys (1911)

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