Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys
Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys , GCB , KCMG , GCVO , ISO , PC (* July 16, 1837 - August 15, 1924 ) was from 1901 to 1913 the private secretary of the English kings Edward VII and George V.
Knollys was born in 1837 to Sir William Thomas Knollys (1797-1883) and was raised in Guernsey . In 1851 he began his officer training at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst . In 1854 he was assigned to the 23rd Infantry Regiment on Foot, before he was assigned to the Office for Conducting Officer's Examinations as Co-Examiner in 1855.
1862 Knollys Secretary of personal treasurer of the Prince of Wales ( Prince of Wales ), the British heir to the throne to his private secretary, he became the 1870th After he ascended the English throne as Edward VII in 1901, Knollys was appointed royal private secretary. In this capacity he decided on audiences with the king and took care of large parts of his sovereign's correspondence. Knollys was known for his loyalty and discretion.
Knolly's personal and official correspondence with numerous personalities from the politics and society of the Edwardian era form an important source of insight into the political and social conditions as well as into the thoughts and actions of important personalities of these years. His correspondence partners at this time include u. a. Henry Campbell-Bannerman , Herbert Henry Asquith , Arthur Balfour , Winston Churchill , Edward Gray , Reginald McKenna , Andrew Bonar Law , Austen Chamberlain and David Lloyd George .
From 1868 to 1901 Knollys held the office of Gentleman Usher to Queen Victoria and from 1910 to 1924 the office of Chamberlain to Queen Mary .
In 1902 he was raised to hereditary nobility with the title of Baron Knollys , of Caversham in the County of Oxford . In 1911 he was also awarded the title Viscount Knollys . He also received various medals and was accepted into the Privy Council in 1910 .
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The surname is pronounced "Noles".
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| New title created |
Baron Knollys 1902-1924 |
Edward Knollys |
| New title created |
Viscount Knollys 1911-1924 |
Edward Knollys |
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| SURNAME | Knollys, Francis, 1st Viscount Knollys |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Private secretary to the British kings Edward VII and George V. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1837 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1924 |