Arms of Knowles baronets, of Lovell Hill

There have been two baronetcies created for the Knowles family, originally a branch of the Knollys family known as Knollys of Stanford. One is in the Baronetage of Great Britain, which is extant, and one in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

, which is extinct.

History

Vice Admiral Sir Charles G F Knowles Bt-1

The Knowles Baronetcy, of Lovell Hill in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 October 1765 for Charles Knowles, Admiral of the White,

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and Member of Parliament for Gatton. He was a descendant of Charles Knowles or Knollys, titular fourth

Earl of Banbury Earl of Banbury was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for William Knollys. He had already been created Baron Knollys in 1603 and Viscount Wallingford in 1616, both in the Peerage of England. However, the paternity of his ...

. The second Baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and created GCB. The third Baronet was a mathematician and Fellow of the Royal Society. The fourth Baronet was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. The fifth Baronet was a

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of note. The sixth Baronet was a Fellow of the Royal Society, Professor of Comparative Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham and Professor of Anatomy at

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. The seventh Baronet is a chartered architect whose London practice was established in 1984 as Charles Knowles Design, Architects. The Knowles Baronetcy, of Westwood and Turton Tower in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1903 for

Lees Knowles Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet (16 February 1857 – 7 October 1928) was a British barrister, military historian and Conservative politician. Early life Knowles was the son of John Knowles and Elizabeth Lees of Green Bank, Oldham, Lancashir ...

, Conservative Member of Parliament for Salford West from 1886 to 1906. The title became extinct on his death in 1928.

Knowles baronets, of Lovell Hill (1765)

Lovell Hill was the family residence at Cranbourne in

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.Royal Berkshire History: Sir Charles Knowles 1697–1777
/ref> * Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (1704–1777) * Sir Charles Henry Knowles, 2nd Baronet (1754–1831) *Sir Francis Charles Knowles, 3rd Baronet (1802–1892) * Sir Charles George Frederick Knowles, 4th Baronet (1832–1917) * Sir Francis Howe Seymour Knowles, 5th Baronet (1886–1953) *Sir

Francis Gerald William Knowles Sir Francis Gerald William Knowles, 6th baronet (9 March 1915 – 13 July 1974) was a distinguished British research biologist and zoologist, a Fellow of the Royal Society, who held the chair of anatomy at King's College London where he was De ...

, 6th Baronet (1915–1974) *Sir Charles Francis Knowles, 7th Baronet (born 1951) **(Charles) William Frederick Lance Knowles (born 1985), heir apparent

Knowles baronets, of Westwood and Turton Tower (1903)

* Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet (1857–1928)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1765 establishments in Great Britain 1903 establishments in the United Kingdom Knollys family

History

Knowles baronets, of Lovell Hill (1765)

Knowles baronets, of Westwood and Turton Tower (1903)

See also

References