William Knight (royal servant)

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.

Preceded by Richard Pace	Secretary of State 1526–1528	Succeeded by Stephen Gardiner

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