John Stafford (archbishop)
- John Stafford (archbishop)
Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = John Stafford
began=unknown
birth_name =
consecration = translated 13 May 1443
term_end = 25 May 1452
predecessor = Henry Chichele
successor = John Kemp
birth_date =
death_date = 25 May 1452
tomb =
John Stafford (died 25 May 1452) was an English statesman and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Life
He was the illegitimate son of a Wiltshire squire, which meant that he had to get the Pope's permission to become a clergyman. Then becoming the rector of Farmborough, vicar of Bathampton and prebendry of Wells. [cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=A Somerset Miscellany| pages =32-33|publisher=Somerset Books|location=Tiverton|date=2005|isbn=0861834275]
Stafford came to note under Henry VI, becoming Lord Privy Seal in 1421[Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 95] and Lord High Treasurer the following year.][Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 106] He was Lord Chancellor from 1432 to 1450.][Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 87] On 18 December 1424 Pope Martin V made him Bishop of Bath and Wells, and he was consecrated on 27 May 1425.][Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 228] Pope Eugene IV made him Archbishop of Canterbury in May of 1443, a position he held until his death on 25 May 1452.][Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 233] He steered an even course between parties as a moderate man and useful official.]Notes
References
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External links
* [http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/jstafford.html John Stafford at Britannia Biographies]
Persondata
NAME= Stafford, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Lord Chancellor; Lord High Treasurer; Bishop of Bath and Wells; Archbishop of Canterbury
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH= 25 May 1452
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