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Thomas Wolsey
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English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
Thomas Wolsey was a powerful English clergyman who rose to prominence in the early 16th century, serving as Archbishop of York and as a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He matters as a significant historical figure who wielded considerable political influence during the reign of King Henry VIII, shaping major decisions in English governance and foreign policy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1475?
- Died
- 1530
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The memoirs of that great favourite, Carinal Woolsey
- The York Provinciale
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
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Quotes
- “Master Kingston, I see the matter against me now it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the King He would not have given me over in my gray hairs.”
- “I am come to leave my bones among you.”
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Henry VIII
- Preceded by
- William Warham
- Succeeded by
- Thomas More
- Church
- Roman Catholic
- Appointed
- 15 September 1514
- Term ended
- 29 November 1530
- Predecessor
- Christopher Bainbridge
- Successor
- Edward Lee
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1515–1530)
- Previous posts
- Bishop of Lincoln (1514) Administrator of Bath and Wells (1518–1523) Administrator of Durham (1523–1530) Administrator of Winchester (1529–1530)
- Ordination
- 10 March 1498, by Augustine Church, Titular Bishop of Lydda
- Consecration
- 26 March 1514, by William Warham
- Created cardinal
- 10 September 1515, by Leo X
- Born
- c. March 1473 , Ipswich , Suffolk, England
- Died
- ( 1530-11-29 ) 29 November 1530 (aged 57), Leicester , Leicestershire, England
- Buried
- Leicester Abbey
- Parents
- Robert Wolsey (father) Joan Daundy (mother)
- Children
- Thomas Wynter , Dorothy
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Wolsey (/ˈwʊlzi/ WUUL-zee; c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. 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. These included the Archbishop of York—the second most important role in the English church—and that of papal legate. His appointment as a cardinal by Pope Leo X in 1515 gave him precedence over all other English clergy.
The highest political position Wolsey attained was Lord Chancellor, the king's chief adviser (formally, as his successor and disciple Thomas Cromwell was not). In that position, he enjoyed great freedom and was often depicted as the alter rex ("other king"). After failing to negotiate an annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Wolsey fell out of favour and was stripped of his government titles. He retreated to York to fulfil his ecclesiastical duties as archbishop, a position he nominally held but had neglected during his years in government. He was recalled to London to answer to charges of treason—charges Henry commonly used against ministers who fell out of his favour—but died from natural causes on the way.
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