Knightley baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Knightley family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct. The Knightley family originated at the Staffordshire manor of Knightley, acquired by them shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. In 1415 Sir Richard Knightley purchased the manor of Fawsley in Northamptonshire, where the senior line of the family became seated. The Knightley Baronetcy, of Offchurch in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 August 1660 for John Knightley, of a junior branch of the Knightley family seated at Offchurch Bury. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1689. The Knightley Baronetcy, of Fawsley in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 2 February 1798 for John Knightley, with remainder to the male issue of his deceased younger brother Reverend Charles Knightley. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire South. On his death the title passed to his son, the third Baronet. He also represented Northamptonshire South in