Alice Knyvet
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Alice Knyvet was an English noblewoman, and the wife of John Knyvet of Buckenham Castle.
Her husband John Knyvet was the son of John Knyvet (d. 1445).
In 1461, left in charge of the castle by her husband, Alice refused to surrender it to Edward IV and the royal commissioners.[1] Raising the drawbridge, she defended the castle.[2]Template:Primary source inline
Family
Alice was the daughter of William Lynne, a London grocer and wool merchant, and Alice Stokes.
Two of Alice's children were Sir William Knyvet and Christian Colet.[3]
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