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Knowles,
O'Knowell, Ó
Tnúthghail, Newell
Ireland, England, Canada, Australia, America, Bahamas, Caribbean
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Surname explanation: "The name carries us to the gently
rising slopes in the woods, grassy and free of timber, the old form of Knowles
being de la Cnolle which means of the hill." Also termed as at the
knoll or summit. Early French/Norman
versions of the surname are:
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Robert de la Cnolle: 1185
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Theobold De Cnolle: 1242 |
Thomas Knolle: 1279 |
| William Atte Knole: 1296 |
Adam Del Knol |
Christopher Knolles |
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Sir Robert Knowles (1317-1407) English leader of free
companies in France in opposition to DuGuesclin. John (Jean
Le Vaillant, or Le Conquerant), duke of Brittany from 1365, whose support for English interests
during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) nearly cost him the forfeit of his
duchy to the French crown.
John was educated at the
court of King Edward
III of England. He ended the War
of the Breton Succession in September 1364 by defeating Charles of
Blois at Auray; he was recognized as duke of Brittany by King Charles
V of France in the Treaty
of Guérande (April 12, 1365). John secretly aided Edward's cause
in 1370, giving the English soldier Robert Knowles a haven in Brittany when
Knowles faced defeat at the hands of French forces. In 1372, after making an
alliance with Edward, John was granted the earldom of Richmond for allowing the
English to garrison his fortresses in Brittany. source:
Encyclopedia Britannica
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