Thomas Wolsey
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 494 years ago |
Born | Ipswich |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | November 29,1530 |
Died | Leicester |
United Kingdom | |
Buried | Leicester Abbey, Leicester, United Kingdom |
Children | Thomas Wynter |
Dorothy Clancey | |
Parents | Robert Wolsey |
Joan Daundy | |
Job | Politician |
Priest | |
Education | Ipswich School |
Magdalen College | |
Magdalen College School | |
Nationality | English |
Place of burial | Leicester Abbey, Leicester, United Kingdom |
Date of birth | January 1,1473 |
Founded | Christ Church |
Previous position | Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1515–1529) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 461498 |
Thomas Wolsey Life story
Thomas Wolsey was an English statesman and Catholic bishop. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state. He also held important ecclesiastical appointments.