Courtenay, William, approximately 1342-1396
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- Affiliation Start: 1370
- Affiliation End: 1375
- Organization: Catholic Church. Diocese of Hereford (England)
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- Affiliation Start: 1375
- Affiliation End: 1381
- Organization: Catholic Church. Diocese of London (England)
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- Affiliation Start: 1381
- Affiliation End: 1396
- Organization: Catholic Church. Diocese of Canterbury (England)
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found: William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1381-1396, 1966.
found: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 :Courtenay, William (Archbishop of Canterbury, b. in the parish of St. Martin's, Exeter, England, c. 1342 ; d. at Maidstone, 21 July 1396 ; studied at Oxford, where he took the degree of D.C.L. ; elected Bishop of Hereford and consecrated, 17 March 1370 ; transferred to the See of London, 12 Sept. 1375 ; became Archbishop of Canterbury on 30 July 1381 ; first buried at Maidstone, where he founded the College of St. Mary and All Saints ; afterwards his body was removed to Canterbury and buried, in the king's presence, at the feet of the Black Prince, near the shrine of St. Thomas)
found: Wikipedia, viewed July 27, 2016 :William Courtenay (William Courtenay, c. 1342-31 July 1396 was Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London ; younger son of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon ; said to have been born at the family's estate in Exminster ; consecrated Bishop of Hereford on 17 March 1370, was translated to the see of London on 12 September 1375, and became Archbishop of Canterbury on 30 July 1381 ; died at Maidstone on 31 July 1396 and was buried at the east end of the choir in Canterbury Cathedral) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Courtenay
found: Catholic Hierarchy website, viewed July 27, 2016 :Archbishop William Courtenay (17 Aug. 1369, appointed Bishop of Hereford ; 17 Mar. 1370, ordained Bishop of Hereford ; 12 Sep. 1375, appointed Bishop of London ; 3 Sep 1381, appointed Archbishop of Canterbury ; 31 Jul 1396, died) - http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcourtw.html
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2016-08-10: new
2016-08-11: revised
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