William Knight

Deceased Person

1475 – 1547

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Who was William Knight?

William Knight was the Secretary of State to Henry VIII of England, and Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Knight was sent to Rome in 1527 to try to get Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. He rebuilt Horton Court in Gloucestershire using ideas from Italian architecture.

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Born
1475
Died
Jan 28, 1547
Gloucestershire

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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