Anthony Knyvett (died 1554)

Not to be confused with Anthony Knyvett (Black Rod) (c. 1486–1549). For the pirate and slave trader see Anthony Knivet (fl. 1591–1649).

Anthony Knyvett (c. 1507 – 1 March 1554) was an English courtier during the reign of King Henry VIII who rebelled during the reign of Mary I of England.

Background

Knyvett was born in London, the son of Charles Knyvett (son of Sir William Knyvett) by[1] his wife Anne Lacy (d.1562), the daughter and heiress of Walter Lacy of London by his wife Lucy. Knyvett's father served his kinsmen, the Duke of Buckingham and John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, the Deputy of Calais.[2]

Career

Knyvett was knighted after 15 November 1538, while serving as Porter of Calais.[3][4]

Knyvett was Lieutenant of the Tower of London and is mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs for refusing to continue torturing the Protestant Anne Askew on the rack.[5] He was made Governor of Portsmouth in 1544 and oversaw the building of Southsea Castle in that year.[6][4]

In 1554, Knyvett joined Wyatt's Rebellion[7][8] and was routed at the Battle of Hartley. He was executed at the Tower of London on 1 March 1554.[9]

References

  1. ^ Little, Bob (10 July 2014). A Perspective on Pendley: A History of Pendley Manor. The Endless Bookcase Ltd. ISBN 978-1-908941-29-9.
  2. ^ Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011. Douglas Richardson. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-4610-4513-7.
  3. ^ Shaw, William Arthur; Burtchaell, George Dames (1906). The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Sherratt and Hughes. p. 51.
  4. ^ a b Lara. "Question from Rachel - Death of Anthony Knyvett". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ Mason, J. (1848). Martyrologia; or, records of religious persecution. p. 226. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  6. ^ Stephen Brooks and John McIlwain (editor), Southsea Castle, Pitkin Guides 1996, ISBN 0-85372-809-7 (pp.6-7)
  7. ^ "History of England (Froude)/Chapter 31 - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ Froude, James Anthony (17 November 2011). History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-03562-0.
  9. ^ Knevett Kinship Group - Sir Anthony Knyvett (c1507-1554) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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