Thomas Danett (also spelt Danette; died 19 September 1483) was a

Dean of Windsor The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canon (priest), canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. The dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as ''primus inter pares''. The post of Dean of Wolverhampton was assimilat ...

from 1481 to 1483.

Career

He was appointed: *Principal of

St Alban Hall St Alban Hall, sometimes known as St Alban's Hall or Stubbins, was one of the academic halls of the University of Oxford, medieval halls of the University of Oxford, and one of the longest-surviving. It was established in the 13th century, acqu ...

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

1468–1477 *Prebendary of Henfield in Chichester 1472 *Rector of Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire 1469 *Rector of Slapton *Prebendary of St Stephen's, Westminster *Prebendary of Gaia Major in Lichfield 1473–1483 *Prebendary of Farendon c. Balderton in Lincoln 1480–1483 * Dean of Wolverhampton, a deanery united with Windsor, 1481 *Prebendary of Cherminster c. Bere in Salisbury 1482–1483 *Treasurer of

St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London in the Church of Engl ...

1479–1483 *Almoner to

King Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

He was appointed to the sixth 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 1472 and held the canonry until 1481 when he was appointed

References

1483 deaths Canons of Windsor Deans of Windsor Treasurers of St Paul's Cathedral Year of birth unknown Principals of St Alban Hall, Oxford {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub