William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury KG PC (1547–25 May 1632) was the son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey. A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Lady Catherine Carey (c. ...

Knollys was MP for Tregony from 1572 and 1583 and for Oxfordshire from 1584 to 1586, 1592 to 1593 and 1601. In 1596, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, which position he held until his death. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Tregony (sometimes in the past Tregoney) is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on the river Fal. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. ...

In 1573, Knollys married Dorothy Bray (1530–October 31, 1605), a daughter of Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye and the widow of Edmund Bydges, 2nd Lord Chandos. There was no issue. Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ...

On December 23, 1605, Knollys remarried to Lady Elizabeth Howard (1586–1658), the daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk. December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (24 August 1561-28 May 1626) was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Hon. ...

Elizabeth remarried shortly after Knollys' death to Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden. There is some debate as to whether or not Elizabeth's two sons, Edward (1627–1645) and Nicholas (1631–1674) (possible 2nd and 3rd Earls respectively) were William's offspring as her first son was born when William was 80 years old. As a result, the House of Lords deprived each of them of the title Earl of Banbury and considered them to be illegitimate sons of Elizabeth and Edward Vaux as Nicholas was born in Lord Vaux's home. Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...