7-1224: Knightley may refer to: People [ edit ] Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (1781–1864), English politician, father of Rainald Charles Knightley (born 1972), English cricketer John Knightley (disambiguation) , multiple people John Knightley (MP) , English politician Louisa Knightley (1842–1913), British Anglican and women's rights activist, wife of Rainald Lucy Knightley (1742–1791), English politician Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress Philip Knightley , English politician Phillip Knightley (1929–2016), Australian journalist Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (1819–1895), English politician Richard Knightley (1533–1615), English politician Steve Knightley (born 1954), English singer-songwriter and musician Thomas Knightley (1824–1905), English architect Valentine Knightley (disambiguation) , multiple people Valentine Knightley (died 1618) , English politician and landowner Will Knightley (born 1946), English actor, father of Keira William Knightley-Smith (1932–1962), English cricketer Fictional characters [ edit ] George Knightley ,
14-591: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (30 January 1781 – 30 August 1864) was a British Conservative politician. Knightley was the son of Reverend Charles Knightley and Elizabeth née Boulton. In 1813, he married Selina Mary Hervey, daughter of Felton Lionel Hervey and Selina Mary née Elwill, and they had at least two children: Sophia Selina Knightley (died 1886), and Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (1819–1895). Knightley
21-672: The baronetcy and the Fawsley estate on the death of his father. The prominent de Knightley family originated at the Staffordshire manor of Knightley , acquired by them shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the tenant of Chenistelei as Rainald , namely "Reginald the Sheriff", who held 88 manors throughout England, said to be the ancestor of this family. Mark Noble (1787) wrote of
28-610: The de Knightley family: In 1415 Sir Richard Knightley purchased the manor of Fawsley in Northamptonshire, where the senior line of the family became seated. Knightley entered Parliament for Northamptonshire South in 1852 (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1892. In 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Knightley , of Fawsley in the County of Northampton. Lord Knightley married Louisa Mary , daughter of General Sir Edward Bowater , in 1869. The marriage
35-751: The hero of Jane Austen's novel Emma Places [ edit ] Knightley, Staffordshire , a hamlet in England. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knightley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knightley&oldid=1099645752 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Surnames of English origin Hidden categories: Short description
42-440: The title was inherited by his son, Rainald. Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819 – 19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baronet , from 1864 to 1892, was a British Conservative Party politician. Knightley was the son of Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet of Fawsley , and his wife Selina Mary, daughter of F. L. Hervey. In 1864 he inherited
49-526: Was first elected Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire at the 1835 general election and held the seat until 1852, when he did not seek re-election. He was an excellent horseman and consummate trainer, using the Pytchley Hunt for jumping practice. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Fawsley in 1812 upon the death of his uncle, Sir John Knightley, 1st Baronet . Upon his own death in 1864,
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