Knollys family controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1692
Duel involving Charles Knollys
Charles Knollys killed his brother-in-law Captain Philip Lawson in a duel, prompting renewed questions about his social and legal status as an alleged peer.
1616
Political setback connected with the Overbury murder case
Because William Knollys’s second wife was related to Frances, Countess of Somerset, whose family was associated with the prosecution of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, William temporarily resigned senior royal household offices. The account describes suspicion by association rather than a finding that William committed wrongdoing.