Biography of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 1545-1622

Paternal Family Tree: Knyvet

Maternal Family Tree: Joan Botetort 1356-1417

Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet resided at Thomas Knyvet's Townhouse, 10 Downing Street, Westminster [Map].

On 14 Dec 1511 [his grandmother] Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle (age 26) died.

Battle of Saint Mathieu

On 10 Aug 1512 Edward Howard (age 36) commanded at Brest during the Battle of Saint Mathieu.

[his grandfather] Thomas Knyvet (age 27) was killed in the fight between The Regent and La Reine

On 07 Sep 1516 [his grandfather] Christopher Pickering (age 26) died.

On 01 May 1530 Francis Weston (age 19) and [his mother] Anne Pickering (age 16) were married.

In or before 1537 [his father] Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire (age 26) and [his mother] Anne Pickering (age 22) were married.

In 1545 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet was born to Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire (age 35) and Anne Pickering (age 31).

Around 1580 Anne Vavasour (age 20) became the mistress of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 29). The affair led to open skirmishes and duels in the streets of London, between Oxford and Anne's uncle, Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 35), and his men, which on one occasion led to the wounding of both men, and the death of one of Oxford's men.

Before 1592 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 46) was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 58).

In 1592 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 47) was appointed Master of Arms.

Before 21 Jul 1597 Richard Warren (age 59) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 54) were married.

On 21 Jul 1597 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 52) and Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 54) were married.

In 1604 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 59) was knighted.

In Oct 1605 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 60) searched and arrested Guy Fawkes whilst leaving the cellar shortly after midnight at Westminster Palace [Map].

In 1607 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 62) was created 1st Baron Knyvet of Escrick. [his wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 64) by marriage Baroness Knyvet of Escrick.

On 16 Sep 1607 Princess Mary Stewart (age 2) died of pneumonia at the Stanwell Park Stanwell, Surrey home of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 62) in whose care she had been placed. As soon as Mary died, the Earl of Worcester (age 57), the Earl of Leicester (age 43) and the Earl of Totnes (age 52) went to Hampton Court Palace [Map], to inform the Queen (age 32) of her daughter's death. Seeing the three men before her, Queen Anne realized what had happened and spared the men the task of telling her.

On 27 Jul 1622 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 77) died. He was buried at Stanwell Church Stanwell, Surrey. Baron Knyvet of Escrick extinct.

In Sep 1622 [his former wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 79) died. She was buried at Stanwell Church Stanwell, Surrey.

John Vaughan of Sutton-on-Derwent in Yorkshire and [his mother] Anne Pickering were married.

Ancestors of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 1545-1622

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Knyvet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Knyvet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Knyvet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Father: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tendring

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Moleyns

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Tilney

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cheney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cockayne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pickering

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Pickering

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Pickering

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Pickering 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lascelles

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Lascelles

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lascelles 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Mother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lewknor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor

GrandMother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Audley Heighley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Audley Heighley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Echingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Echingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Knyvet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Knyvet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Botetort

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 1545-1622

Ancestors of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 1545-1622