John Chadworth
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John Chadworth | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
 Arms of Chedworth: Azure, a chevron between three wolf's heads erased or[1] | |
| Elected | c. 11 February 1451 |
| Term ended | 23 November 1471 |
| Predecessor | Marmaduke Lumley |
| Successor | Thomas Rotherham |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 18 June 1452 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 November 1471 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
John Chadworth (or Chedworth; died 1471) was Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1447 until his election as Bishop of Lincoln. He was elected bishop about 11 February 1451 and consecrated on 18 June 1452. He died on 23 November 1471.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.188) (also variants with greyhound's / fox's heads); as shown on chest tomb of Sir William Carew (d.1501) in Bury St Edmunds Church, Suffolk, whose second wife Margaret Chedworth was a niece of the Bishop
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 256
References
[edit]- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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