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The Kniveton Baronetcy, of Mercaston in the County of Derby, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created by King James I on 29 June 1611 for William Kniveton of Mercaston Hall, Muggington, Derbyshire.〔(George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage'' 1900 )〕 The family originated in the village of Kniveton, (near Ashbourne), from where their name derived.〔( ''Magna Britannia, Derbyshire'' Parish of Kniveton. Vol 5 (1817) pp. 192-202 from British History Online )〕 Branches of the family later had seats at Bradley and by virtue of the 15th century marriage of Nicholas Kniveton, at Mercaston, near Muggington, Derby〔''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England'' (1844) pp. 201–202 (Google Books)〕 The first Baronet was appointed a Knight of the Shire in 1603 and was Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1604–1611 and High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1587 and 1615. His son, the second Baronet, was knighted in 1605 by James I and served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1623. During the English Civil War the third Baronet was a strong Royalist and served as Governor of Tutbury Castle. He was captured and imprisoned in 1646. His support of Charles I created substantial debt〔( ''Magna Britannia, Derbyshire'' Parish of Muggington. Vol 5 (1817) pp202-217 from British History Online )〕 for which he was again imprisoned in 1653. He sold Mercaston Hall and the Manor of Mercaston in 1654〔( ''Wolley Manuscripts (Derbyshire)'' The Andrews Pages )〕 in order to facilitate his release and other estates including Kniveton 〔 in the 1660s. The baronetcy was extinct on the death of his brother the fourth Baronet in 1706. ==Kniveton baronets, of Mercaston (1611)== * Sir William Kniveton, 1st Baronet (died 1632) * Sir Gilbert Kniveton, 2nd Baronet (died 1641) * Sir Andrew Kniveton, 3rd Baronet (died 1669) * Sir Thomas Kniveton, 4th Baronet (died 1706) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kniveton baronets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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