Background
The son of Sir John Knyvett and Mary Bedingfield, he was baptised in Darsham in Suffolk in February 1655 or 1656.
The son of Sir John Knyvett and Mary Bedingfield, he was baptised in Darsham in Suffolk in February 1655 or 1656.
In 1673, Knyvett succeeded his father de jure as Baron Berners. Knyvett died unmarried and was buried in Ashwellthorpe in Norfolk on 30 September 1693.
He was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Dunwich from 1685 to 1687 and for Eye from 1689 to 1690.