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Edward Austen Knight (born Edward Austen; 7 October 1767 – 19 November 1852) was the third eldest brother of Jane Austen, and provided her with the use of a cottage in Chawton where she lived for the last years of her life (now Jane Austen's House Museum). He was also High Sheriff of Kent in 1801.
Oct 7, 2009 · How did Jane Austen's rich brother Edward contribute to her and her family's financial security? Learn about his adoption by the Knights, his estates, his responsibilities, and his generosity.
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Sep 23, 2017 · Edward Austen was adopted by Thomas and Catherine Knight, the owners of Chawton estate, when he was fifteen. This changed his life and Jane's, as he became her patron and she wrote her novels in Chawton.
Edward Austen Knight, Owner of Godmersham Park Library. Born in 1767, eight years before Jane Austen, Edward was certainly the most fortunate of her six brothers.
Aug 26, 2022 · Learn about the Knight family, the ancestors of Jane Austen's brother Edward, who inherited the Chawton estate in Hampshire. Discover their coats of arms, historical moments, and connections to Jane Austen's novels.
Welcome to the Library of Godmersham Park, the estate of Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight. Explore the shelves to see the books as Jane would have seen them, and read the works she would have handled—to skim or peruse, to discuss or borrow—on her visits to her brother.
Oct 28, 2017 · Learn how Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight inherited Chawton House from his cousin Thomas Knight, and how the heraldic stained-glass windows record the Knight family history for centuries. Discover the stories behind the shields, the names, the arms and the inheritance of the Knight estates.
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