Lionel Woodville
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| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Salisbury |
| Title | Bishop of Salisbury |
| Period in office | 1482–1484 |
| Predecessor | Richard Beauchamp |
| Successor | Thomas Langton |
| Personal | |
| Place of birth | c 1446 |
| Date of death | June 1484 |
Lionel Woodville (c. 1446 – 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury.
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[edit] Life
He was a younger son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483.
In the late 1470s, he became the first person in recorded history to receive an honorary degree, from the University of Oxford.
After a number of more minor clerical positions, he was elected Dean of Exeter in November of 1478, and held the position until 1482, when he became Bishop of Salisbury. He was nominated 7 January 1482 and consecrated in April of 1482.[1]
He died about 23 June 1484.[1]
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[edit] References
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
[edit] External links
- Bishop of Salisbury
- The Peerage:Britains Royal Family
- Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 9
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| Preceded by Richard Beauchamp |
Bishop of Salisbury 1482–1484 |
Succeeded by Thomas Langton |
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| Preceded by Thomas Chaundeler |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1479–1483 |
Succeeded by William Dudley |
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