Laud

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Laud is a notable English surname most famously borne by William Laud, the 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury under King Charles I.

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Laud canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop of Canterbury
English bishop
English-language surname
person
surname
appointedArchbishopOfCanterburyIn 1633
associatedTerm Laudian religious reforms
surface form: Laudian reforms

Personal Rule (1629–1640)
surface form: Personal Rule of Charles I
associatedWith Anglo-Catholicism
surface form: High church Anglicanism
birthYear 1573
burialPlace Chapel of St John's College, Oxford
surface form: Chapel of St John’s College, Oxford
category English surnames
causeOfDeath execution
chargedWith high treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathYear 1645
educatedAt St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED
etymologyStatus uncertain
hasNotableBearer William Laud
hasVariantSpelling Lawd
Loud
heldTitle Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of London
Bishop of St David’s
imprisonedIn Tower of London
influenced Anglican liturgy
languageOfOrigin English
monarchServed Charles I of England
movement Laudian religious reforms
surface form: Laudianism
nameType patronymic or locational surname
notableFor religious reforms in the Church of England
support of royal prerogative under Charles I
opposedBy English Puritan churches
surface form: English Puritans
placeOfExecution Tower Hill, London
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
religion Church of England
signature William Laud
surface form: William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
triedBy Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament
usedAsFamilyNameIn England

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William Laud familyName Laud