Lionel Woodville
| Lionel Woodville | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Appointed | 7 January 1482 |
| Term ended | c. 23 June1484 |
| Predecessor | Richard Beauchamp |
| Successor | Thomas Langton |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 April 1482 by Thomas Cardinal Bourchier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1446 Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire |
| Died | c. 23 June 1484 |
Lionel Woodville (c. 1446[citation needed] – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England.
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Life
Woodville was a fourth 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, Woodville became the first person in recorded history to receive an honorary degree, from the University of Oxford.[1] He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1479–1483.
After a number of more minor clerical positions, Woodville was elected Dean of Exeter in November of 1478, and held the position until 1482, when he became Bishop of Salisbury.[citation needed] He was nominated to Salisbury on 7 January 1482 and consecrated in 21 April 1482.[2]
Woodville died about 23 June 1484.[2]
Citations
- ↑ http://www.oua.ox.ac.uk/enquiries/hondegrees.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Salisbury 1482–1484 |
Succeeded by Thomas Langton |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1479–1483 |
Succeeded by William Dudley |
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- Woodville family
- Bishops of Salisbury
- Deans of Exeter
- Deans of Wolverhampton
- 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- 15th-century English people
- Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- Chancellors of the Order of the Garter
