Knighton Baronets
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The Knighton Baronetcy, of Carlston in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 January 1813 for the physician William Knighton. He was later Private Secretary to the Sovereign
to George IV
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1885.
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is the senior operational member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, as distinct from the Great Officers of the Household. The Private Secretary is the principal channel of communication with Her Majesty's Government and the...
to George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1885.
Knighton Baronets, of Carlston (1813)
- Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet (1776-1836)
- Sir William Wellesley Knighton, 2nd Baronet 1811-1885)