Note : This site uses Javascript extensively. While you will still be able to read articles, it is recommended you turn on Javascript for your browser. CLICK HERE if you are unsure how to do that...
Clergy born active died
1473, Mar 1509-1530 1530, Nov 29
an English political figure and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. 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 and extremely powerful within the Church. The highest political position he attained was Lord Chancellor, the King's chief adviser. In that position, he enjoyed great freedom and was often depicted as an alter rex (other king). He fell out of favour after failing to negotiate an annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon and was stripped of his government titles. He retreated to York to fulfil his ecclesiastical duties as Archbishop of York, a position he nominally held but had neglected during his years in government. He was recalled to London to answer to charges of treason—a common charge used by Henry against ministers who fell out of favour—but died en route of natural causes.
31
Clergy
Category -all- Architects Artists Astronomers Cartographers Clergy Commerce Composers Educators Explorers Governance Inventors Legal Military Naval Performers Physicians Pirates Scientists Sculptors Writers Nationality -all- Egypt England Greece Italy Java Netherlands Scotland Spain Syria Turkey
Sort Name Nationality Born Active Died Selected 31
Thomas Wolsey 1473, Mar 1509
1530 1530, Nov 29
Girolamo Piccolomini Sr. unknown 1498 1510 unknown On 14 Mar 1498, Girolamo Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as both... Pachomius I unknown 1502 1513 1513 Ecumenical Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople from 1503 to 1513, except for a short period... Pope Julius II 1443, Dec 5 1503 1513 1513, Feb 21 Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 1 November 1503 to his death in 1513. His papacy was mark... Al-Mustamsik unknown 1497 1517 1521 an Abbasid caliph (Islam) of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, Egypt under the tutelage of the Maml... Patrick Paniter 1470 ca 1500 1517 1519 Scottish churchman and principal secretary to James V. Paniter was born around 1470 at the villag... Al-Mutawakkil III unknown 1508 1517 1543 the Abbasid Caliph (Islam) from 1508 to 1516, and again in 1517 for the Abbasid Caliphate of Cair... Ignatius Jacob [1] unknown 1512 1517 1517 the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1512 until his death in 15... Selim I 1465/66/70, Oct 10 1512 1520 1520, Sep 22 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1512 to 1520. His reign ... Gavin Douglas 1474 ca 1496 1521 1522, Sep a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, it is for... Pope Leo X 1475, Dec 11 1513 1521 1521, Dec 1 the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 9 March 1513 to his death. The second son of Lorenzo ... Theoleptus I unknown 1513 1522 unknown the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1513 to 1522, for the Church of Constantinople. W... Pope Adrian VI 1459, Mar 2 1490 1523 1523, Sep 14 the 218th pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 9 January 1522 until his death. He was the last ... Pope John XIII unknown 1484 1524 1524 the 94th Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for the Armenian A... Philip of Burgundy 1464 1498 1524 1524 Admiral of the Netherlands from 1498 to 1517 and bishop of Utrecht from 1517 to 1524. In the year... Pope Clement VII 1478, May 26 1523 1534 1534, Sep 25 Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 19 November 1523 to his death in 1534. The Sack of Rome a... Girolamo Piccolomini Jr. unknown 1510 1535 1535 On 9 Dec 1510, Girolamo Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as both Bis... John Palsgrave 1485 ca 1513 1545 1554 a priest of Henry VIII of England's court. He is known as a tutor in the royal household, and as ... Jeremias I unknown 1513 1546 1546, Jan 13 Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, from 1522 to 1524 and from 1525 to 1546 for the... David Beaton 1494 ca 1519 1546 1546, May 29 Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. In 1520, his un... King Henry VIII 1491, Jun 28 1509 1547 1547, Jan 28 King of England from 1509 until his death and Supreme Head of the Church of England from 1536 to... Pope Paul III 1468, Feb 29 1491 1549 1549, Nov 10 the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 13 October 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the... Ignatius of Loyola 1491, Oct 23 1508 1555 1556, Jul 31 a Spanish priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jes... Hugh Latimer 1487 ca 1515 1555 1555, Oct 16 a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later C... Reginald Pole 1500, Mar 12 1518 1558 1558, Nov 17 an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canter... Pope Paul IV 1476, Jun 28 1505 1559 1559, Aug 18 the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 23 May 1555 to his death in 1559. While serving as pa... Alessandro Piccolomini [1] unknown 1528 1563 unknown a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1535-1563) and Bishop of Montalcino (152... Suleiman I 1494, Nov 6 1520 1566 1566, Sep 7 the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate, ... Joachim I Pany 1448 ca 1480 1567 1567 served as Patriarch for the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria between 1486 and 1567. A virtuou... Sunan Gunungjati 1448 1479 1568 1568, Sep 19 one of the Wali Songo, or nine saints of Islam revered in Indonesia. He founded the Sultanate of... Pope Pius V 1504, Jan 17 1528 1572 1572, May 1 the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church from 8 January 1566 to his death in 1572. He is venerated... Donald Monro unknown 1526 1574 unknown a Scottish clergyman, who wrote an early and historically valuable description of the Hebrides an...
