Born in Stanford, Berkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ambrose Cave
and Margery (Willington) Cave
Sister of
Edward Holte [half]
Wife of
Henry Knollys MP
— married
16 Jul 1565 in Durham House, The Strand, London, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Knollys) Willoughby and Lettice (Knollys) Paget
Died
at age 57
in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
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| Created 1 Mar 2013
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Biography
According to Burke's, Margaret was the sole heiress to her father, Sir Ambrose Cave. [1]
Margaret Cave was the daughter and heir of the very wealthy diplomat, Sir Ambrose Cave (c.1503-April 2, 1568), and Margery Willington (d.c.1561). She married Henry Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire on July 16, 1565[2] at Durham House on the Strand, The wedding was attended by Queen Elizabeth. It was celebrated with a ball, a tourney, and two masques. They had two daughters, Elizabeth (c.1579-before 1632) and Lettice (c.1583-1655).
She left a detailed will which was probated in Nov 1606, describing her self as the widow of Henry Knollys of Nuneaton, Warwickshire and the daughter and heir of Ambrose Cave.[3]
Sources
- ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, John Burke and John Bernard Burke. Published 1838.
- ↑ 'Simancas: July 1565', in Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas), Volume 1, 1558-1567, ed. Martin A S Hume (London, 1892), pp. 442-458. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/simancas/vol1/pp442-458 [accessed 7 January 2022].
- ↑
Will:
"England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 108
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #883729 (accessed 8 January 2022)
Will of Margareta Knolles of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, granted probate on 15 Nov 1606. Died Abt 1606.
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Andrea Powell
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Andrea Powell
Dates are "about 1470 - about 1500" in the date fields; then in the body of the biography her father's dates are "about 1503-April 2, 1568".
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Andrea Powell
Cave-547 and Cave-300 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate daughter of Ambrose Cave, wife of Henry Knollys. Same bio.
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by Andrea Powell
Rejected matches › Margaret (Cave) de Furnival (abt.1126-)
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