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Thomas Wolsey (1471-1530) Positions Held Cardinal Priest of Santa Cecilia 1515–30† Papal legate for life 1518[F76] Bishop of Bath and Wells 1518-23 res[O29] Lord Chancellor of England 1515-29[F76] Archbishop of York 1514-30†[F76] Bishop of Lincoln 1514-29[F76] Dean of York 1513[F76] Rector of Great Torrington, Devon 1511[F76] Canon of St George's, Windsor 1511[F76] Registrar of the Order of the Garter 1510[F76] King's Almoner 1509[F76] Dean of Hereford 1509[F76] Dean of Lincoln 1509[F76] Royal chaplain 1507[F76] Rector of Redgrave, Suffolk, 1506[F76] Chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury[F76] Dean of divinity, Magdalen, 1500-02[F76] Master of Magdalen School[F76] Biographical Educated at Ipswich; graduated at Oxford (Magdalen), 1486.[F76] Ordained as a priest, 1498, parish church of St Peter at Marlborough.[F76] Sent as an envoy to the emperor Maximilian, 1507; to Scotland, 1508; to the Low Countries, 1508.[F76] Organised a successful expedition against France, 1513.[F76] Through the enormous power he was to hold, both secular and ecclesiastical, he amassed wealth second only to that of the king.[F76] Godfather to Princess Mary, 1516.[F76] He was unable to convince Pope Clement VII to grant Henry VII an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and his enemies used to this to bring about his downfall.[F76] Stripped of all his offices except for York, 1529.[F76] Pardoned by the king and was made to move to York, 1530.[F76] Accused of plotting with the French, and arrested for treason, 1530. Died in custody a month later.[F76] Place of birth: Ipswich, Suffolk[J92] Place of death: Leicester[J92] |
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