Anne Knollys, Baroness De La Warr
Anne West, Lady De La Warr ("née" Knollys) (19 July 1555 – 30 August 1608) was a lady at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Biography. Anne Knollys was the third daughter of Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Royal Household (1514–1596) to Queen Elizabeth I, and his wife Lady Catherine Carey. Her maternal grandparents were Sir William Carey and Mary Boleyn. Mary was a sister of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England. Anne Knollys' mother was thus a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry  VIII. Mary Boleyn had preceded her more famous sister in the King's affections, and had affairs with both Francis I of France and Henry VIII. Both Catherine Carey and Henry Carey may have been Henry's children, although we are unsure of their exact dates of birth. If true, this would make Anne the granddaughter of Henry VIII. Anne's eldest sister was Lettice Knollys, chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth and the mother of the queen's favourite, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. Marriage and issue. Anne Knollys married, on 19 November 1571, Thomas West, 2nd  Baron De La Warr, by whom she had six sons and eight daughters: Related material. The US state of Delaware is named after Anne's son, Thomas West, Baron De La Warre.