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Deans Of Lichfield
The Dean of Lichfield is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Lichfield Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad'' in Lichfield. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Lichfield and seat of the Bishop of Lichfield. The current Dean is Jan McFarlane, since 21 September 2024. List of deans Early Mediaeval *1222–1254 William de Manecestra *1254–? Ralph de Sempringham Mediaeval *1280–1319 John de Derby *1319–1324 Stephen Seagrave (afterwards Archbishop of Armagh) *1324–1328 Roger de Convenis *1328–1335 John Garssia (afterwards Bishop of Marseille) *1335–1346 Richard FitzRalph *1346–1347 John of Thoresby *1347–1349 Simon de Brisele (afterwards Dean of Lincoln) *1350–1363 John Bokyngham *1364–1369 William de Manton *1369–? Laurence de Ibstock *?–1370 Anthony Rous *1371–1378 Francis de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Lincoln
Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean * Dean Swift, a sobriquet for Jonathan Swift Titles * Dean (Christianity), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy * Dean (education), persons in certain positions of authority in some educational establishments * Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps * Dean of the House, the most senior member of a country's legislature Places * Dean, Victoria, Australia * Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada * De'an County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China United Kingdom * Dean, Bedfordshire * Dean, Cumbria * Dean, Lynton and Lynemouth, a location in Devon * Dean, Trentishoe, a location * Dean, Dorset, a location * Dean, Bishops Waltham, a location in Hampshire * Dean, Sparsholt, a location i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton Verney
Compton Verney is a parish and historic manor in the county of Warwickshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 119. The surviving manor house is the Georgian mansion Compton Verney House. Descent of the manor The first record of a settlement at Compton Verney was the late Saxon manor of Compton, meaning "settlement in a valley"Dugdale (combe-town). It had good communications, being served by the Fosse Way, which runs north–south half a mile from the site and led originally from the Roman settlements of Cirencester to Leicester. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Compton as two manors, the largest of which was among the many holdings of Robert de Beaumont (c. 1049 – 1118), Count of Meulan, one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror who fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It descended to his younger brother Henry de Beaumont (d.1119) ("Henry de Newburgh") who granted the church as a prebend to support one canon of the Collegiate Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl Of Warwick
Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (25 or 28 January 138230 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander. Early life Beauchamp was born at Salwarpe CourtRichard Gough, ''Description of the Beauchamp chapel, adjoining to the church of St. Mary, at Warwick. And the monuments of the earls of Warwick, in the said church and elsewhere'' (Warwick Town, St Mary, 1803)p. 17/ref> in Salwarpe, Worcestershire, the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers, a daughter of William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby. His godfather was King Richard II of England. He was knighted at the coronation of King Henry IV, and succeeded as Earl of Warwick in 1401. Welsh rebellion Soon after reaching his majority and taking responsibility for the Earldom, he saw military action in Wales, defending against a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr. On 22 July 1403, the day after the Battle of Shrewsbury, he was made a Knight of the Garter. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bredon
Bredon is a village and civil parish in Wychavon district at the southern edge of Worcestershire in England. It lies on the banks of the River Avon on the lower slopes of Bredon Hill. Location and geography Bredon is located northwest of the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury on the B4080 road. The River Avon forms the western boundary of the parish, and two of its tributaries, the Carrant Brook and Squitter Brook form the southern boundary. The parish extends from the Avon valley floor at an elevation of in the south-west to the upper slopes of Bredon Hill at an elevation of in the north-east. The northern third of the parish falls within the Cotswolds AONB. At its greatest extent, the parish measures approximately long by wide and covers around . Population Bredon parish includes the hamlets of Bredon's Hardwick, Kinsham and Westmancote. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,705. Etymology The name ''Bredon'' is first attested in charters from 775 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Worcester
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese. The ''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' has defined an archdeacon as "A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese.". The office has often been described metaphorically as ''oculus episcopi'', the "bishop's eye". Catholic Church In the Latin Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, originally an ordained deacon (rather than a priest), was once one of great importance as a senior official of a diocese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Verney (priest) (1913-1993), British author and illustrator
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John Verney may refer to: *John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh (1640–1717), Irish peer, English MP for Buckinghamshire and Amersham * John Verney (politician) (c. 1652–1707), English MP for Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) * John Verney (judge) (1699–1741), British Master of the Rolls, MP for Downton * John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1896–1986), British officer, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire *John Verney (author) Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet, MC (30 September 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an author, illustrator, painter, and soldier. His best-known work is a memoir of his experiences of the Italian campaigns of the Second World War, ''Going to the War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wolveden
Robert Wolveden (died in 1432) was a Canon of Windsor from 1407 to 1412''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Dean of Lichfield. Career He was appointed as: *Prebendary of York 1401 *Prebendary of Southwell 1405 *Archdeacon of Norwich 1406 *Dean of Lichfield 1426 - 1432 He was appointed to the first stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal peculiar, Royal Peculia ... in 1407, and held the stall until 1412 when he exchanged it for the Deanery of Tetenhale. Notes 1432 deaths Canons of Windsor Archdeacons of Norwich Deans of Lichfield Year of birth missing {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas De Stretton
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel), a 1969 novel by Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Pakyngton
William de Pakyngton (also William Pakington) (fl. 1370s - 1390s) was a Canon of Windsor in 1381''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Dean of Lichfield. Career He was appointed: *King's Clerk *Rector of Burton Noveree (diocese of Lincoln) until 1372 * Keeper of the King's Wardrobe 1377 *Prebendary of Mapesbury in St Paul's until 1390 *Dean of St Martin's le Grand 1389 - 1390 *Parson at Ivinghoe (diocese of Lincoln) 1381 *Rector of Wearmouth (diocese of Durham) 1381 - 1382 *Chancellor of the Exchequer 1381 *Prebendary of Waltham in Chichester 1385 - 1391 *Dean of Lichfield 1381 - 1390 * Dean of Stafford 1380 - 1390 He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis De Teobaldeschi
Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska, USA *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska, USA * Francis, Oklahoma, USA *Francis, Utah, USA Arts, entertainment, media * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band *Francis (TV series), a Indian Bengali-language animated television series Other uses *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Rous (priest)
Anthony Rous (1605 – 1 May 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660. He was an officer in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Rous was the son of Robert Rous and his wife Jane Pym, daughter of Alexander Pym and niece of John Pym. In 1653, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in the Barebones Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in the First Protectorate Parliament and in the Second Protectorate Parliament. In April 1660, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for Helston Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the The Lizard, Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: ... for the Convention Parliament in a double return. He was seated in May 1660, but the election was declared void on 27 June and a by-election was held. Rous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
