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Knyvet Family
Knyvett or Knyvet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Knyvet, 15th century English noblewoman * Anthony Knyvett (other), several people named Anthony Knyvett or Anthony Knyvet * Carey Knyvett (1885–1967), English bishop * Catherine Howard, Countess of Suffolk (née Knyvet/Knyvett; 1564–1638), English court office holder * Charles Knyvett (1752–1822), English musician * Edmund Knyvet (1508–1551), English courtier and sea captain * Frances Knyvet or Knyvett (1583–1605), English courtier * Henry Knyvet (c. 1537–1598), English Member of Parliament * Henry Knyvet (died 1547), English office holder and Master of the Jewel Office * John Knyvet (other), the name of several people * Thomas Knyvet (other), several people named Thomas Knyvett or Thomas Knyvet * William Knyvett (other), the name of several people * Knyvett baronets: Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Baronet (died 1655), and Sir Robert Knyvett, 2nd Baronet (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Knyvet
Alice Knyvet was an English Nobility, noblewoman, and the wife of John Knyvet of Buckenham Castle. Her husband John Knyvet was the son of John Knyvet (MP for Northamptonshire), John Knyvet (d. 1445). In 1461, left in charge of the castle by her husband, Alice refused to surrender it to Edward IV of England, Edward IV and the royal commissioners. Raising the drawbridge, she defended the castle. Family Alice was the daughter of William Lynne, a London grocer and wool merchant, and Alice Stokes. Two of Alice's children were William Knyvett (died 1515), Sir William Knyvet and Henry Colet, Christian Colet. References People of the Wars of the Roses Knyvet family, Alice 15th-century English people 15th-century English women Women in medieval European warfare Women in 15th-century warfare {{UK-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Knyvett (other)
Anthony Knyvett may refer to: * Anthony Knivet, the pirate, slave and slave trader * Anthony Knyvett (Black Rod) ( 1486 to 1549), held the office of Black Rod in the English Parliament * Anthony Knyvett (1507–1554), Lieutenant of the Tower of London and Governor of Portsmouth, executed after Wyatt's Rebellion {{hndis, Knyvett, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carey Knyvett
Carey Frederick Knyvett (1885–1967) was the 2nd Bishop of Selby. Knyvett was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1912. His first post was as Curate at Petworth. Subsequently, he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Sheffield and married the Bishop's only daughter, Molly, in 1918. He was interviewed for a commission as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces in May 1916. He served in a Casualty Clearing Station from June to September and then was attached to 48 Infantry Brigade during the Battle of the Somme. In 1918 he wrote an account of his experiences there, and kept a diary of his involvement in the British retreat of March–April 1918. These documents recount his feelings of being gassed, wounded and standing close to men killed by shellfire, and of praise for his preaching. Knyvett was twice mentioned in despatches, transferred to the RAF in May 1918, was awarded the OBE and was demobilised in 1919. He was appointed Vicar of Benwell and Archdeaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Howard, Countess Of Suffolk
Catherine Howard, Countess of Suffolk ( Knyvet/Knyvett; 1564–1638) was an English court office holder who served as lady-in-waiting to the queen consort of England, Anne of Denmark. Private life Catherine was born in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, the oldest child of Sir Henry Knyvet (or Knyvett) and his wife, Elizabeth Stumpe. Her uncle was Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet, Sir Thomas Knyvet (or Knyvett), who foiled the "Gunpowder Plot". Early in her life, Catherine married Richard Rich, son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich, and grandson of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. After his death in 1580, she married Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Sir Thomas Howard, who, twenty years later, was named the Earl of Suffolk. On the death of her father in 1598, Catherine inherited Charlton Park, Wiltshire, which thereafter became the seat of the Earls of Suffolk. Courtier Howard gained a place in Queen Elizabeth I's bedchamber and the title of Keeper of the Jewel House, Keeper of the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Knyvett
Charles Knyvett (11 February 1752 – 19 January 1822) was an English singer and organist. He established in 1791 in London the Vocal Concerts, a series of subscription concerts. Life He was born in Westminster, son of Charles Knyvett and his wife Jane née Jordan; he was descended from the family of Knyvet or Knyvett of Fundenhall, Norfolk, descendants of Sir William Knyvett (d. 1515). He was educated at Westminster School, and was a chorister at Westminster Abbey, under Benjamin Cooke. He was appointed in 1770 joint organist, with William Smethergell, of All Hallows-by-the-Tower. Possessing a fine alto voice, he was one of the chief singers at the Handel Commemoration of 1784, and he was appointed Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1786. In 1789, in partnership with Samuel Harrison, he directed a series of oratorio performances at Covent Garden. In 1791, again in partnership with Harrison, and with the additional assistance of his brother William, he established at Willis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Knyvet
Sir Edmund Knyvet (c. 1508 – 1 May 1551) was the eldest son of Thomas Knyvett (c. 1485 – 1512), a distinguished courtier and sea captain, and Muriel Howard (died 1512), the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Family Born about 1508, Edmund Knyvet was the eldest son of Thomas Knyvett (c. 1485 – 1512) and Muriel Howard (died 1512), the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, by his first wife, Elizabeth Tilney. By her first marriage to John Grey, 2nd Viscount Lisle, Muriel Howard had a daughter, Elizabeth Grey, Viscountess Lisle. Knyvet's father was slain in a naval battle near Brest on 10 August 1512, and four months later, Knyvet's mother died in childbirth between 13 and 21 December 1512. According to S. J. Gunn, Knyvet and his two brothers and two sisters, Ferdinand, Henry (died c. 1546), Katherine, and Anne, were at first entrusted to the care of their grandmother, Eleanor Knyvet. In 1516, Knyvet's wardship was sold for £400 to his father's fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Knyvet
Frances Knyvet or Knyvett (1583–1605) was an English courtier who performed in masques. Career She was a daughter of Henry Knyvet (1537–1598) of Charlton Park, Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Stumpe (died 1585), the daughter of a wealthy clothier, James Stumpe, of Malmesbury. Her first husband was Sir William Bevill (c. 1548 – 1600) of Killigarth near Polperro. While serving in Parliament in 1593 he was given leave to return home to attend his first wife's illness. She was Jane Arundell, a daughter of Thomas Arundell of Wardour. Bevill is said to have been gored to death by a bull on one of his farms. This story is probably derived from family heraldry featuring a carved bull at St Tallanus' Church, Talland. In 1602, she married Francis Manners, later the 6th Earl of Rutland. The family home was Belvoir Castle. He was made a Knight of the Bath in January 1605. She danced in masques at the court of Anne of Denmark. Named as "Lady Bevill", she appeared in '' The Masque of Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Knyvet
Sir Henry Knyvet (c. 1537–1598) of Charlton Park, Wiltshire, was an English landowner who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett in 1571 and 1572, for Malmesbury in 1584 and 1586, Wootton Bassett again in 1589 and Malmesbury again in 1593 and 1597. He began the building of Charlton House in Charlton Park. Early life and family Knyvet was the eldest son of Henry Knyvet and his wife Anne, daughter and heiress of Christopher Pickering of Killington, Cumbria, and widow of Francis Weston. The younger Knyvet was born around 1537. Knyvet was the grandson of Thomas Knyvett (d. 1512) and the brother of Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet. He succeeded his father in 1546. Career Knyvet held a number of public offices and was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire (1578–79) and a deputy-lieutenant of Wiltshire. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett in 1571 and 1572, for Malmesbury in 1584 and 1586, Wootton Bassett again in 1589 and finally Malmesbury aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Knyvet (died 1547)
Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton in Wiltshire and East Horsley in Surrey was a member of the Enlish gentry. Early life and family Knyvet was the son of Thomas Knyvett and Muriel Howard, the widow of John Grey, the second Viscount Lisle. Muriel Howard was the daughter of Thomas Howard, and Elizabeth Tilney, and through the Howard connection, Knyvett was related to many of the English nobility. Knyvet's father died aboard the '' HMS Regent'', which burst into flames, during the Battle of St. Mathieu in 1512, while his mother died in childbirth four months later. He and his siblings were brought up by their grandmother, Eleanor Knyvett. Knyvet's siblings were Edmund, Katherine, Ferdinand, and Anne. Career Knyvet was knighted some time after 15 November 1538. Knyvet had lands in Surrey and was for several years a gentleman of the privy chamber, ambassador to Charles V in 1540–1541, in 1545 marshal of Hertford's army in Scotland, and in 1546, the year of his death, captain of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knyvet (other)
John Knyvet (died 1381) was an English lawyer and administrator. John Knyvet may also refer to: *John Knyvet (died 1418), MP for Huntingdonshire *John Knyvet (died 1445), MP for Northamptonshire {{hndis, Knyvet, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Knyvet (other)
Thomas Knyvet or Knyvett is the name of: *Thomas Knyvett (died 1512), English nobleman *Thomas Knyvett (died 1569), MP for Brackley (UK Parliament constituency), Bramber and Plymouth * Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners (1539–1616), English nobleman *Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet (1558–1622), English nobleman, MP for Westmorland and Westminster ** Thomas Knyvett College, in Ashford, Surrey, England *Thomas Knyvet (died 1605) Sir Thomas Knyvet (died 1605), of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk and Stradbroke, Suffolk, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe, ''de jure'' 4th Baron Berners, by his wife by Muriel (''d.''1616), daug ..., MP for Aldeburgh and Thetford * Thomas Knyvett (parliamentary official) (died 1637), English parliamentary officer * Thomas Knyvett, 5th Baron Berners (1598–1658), JP and Royalist * Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners (c. 1660–1693), English nobleman {{hndis, Knyvet, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Knyvett (other)
William Knyvett may refer to: * William Knyvett (singer) (1779–1856), British singer and composer * William Knyvett (athlete) William Alexander Knyvett (28 May 1882 – 13 February 1929) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Knyvett was born in Jessore, British Raj (modern-day Bangladesh). He was the son of A. ... (1882–1929), British track and field athlete at the 1908 Summer Olympics * Sir William Knyvett (died 1515), English knight {{hndis, Knyvett, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
