William Lloyd

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William Lloyd was a 17th-century Anglican bishop best known as one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence and were subsequently tried for seditious libel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
human
appointedBy Charles II of England
Mary II of England
William III of England
burialPlace Worcester Cathedral
clergyStatus bishop
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1627-08-18
dateOfDeath 1717-08-30
denomination Church of England
diocese Diocese of Lichfield
surface form: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry

Diocese of St Asaph
Diocese of Worcester
educatedAt Jesus College, Oxford
Oriel College, Oxford
era 17th century
18th century
familyName Lloyd
fieldOfWork biblical prophecy
ecclesiastical history
givenName William
hasAcademicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
honorificPrefix The Right Reverend
knownFor being one of the Seven Bishops
opposing James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Church of England
nativeLanguage English
notableWork chronological tables of English history
prophetical writings on the Apocalypse
occupation bishop
opposedTo James II’s religious policies
participantIn trial of the Seven Bishops
participatedIn opposition to the Declaration of Indulgence
placeOfBirth Berkshire
Tilehurst
placeOfDeath Hartlebury Castle
Worcestershire, England
surface form: Worcestershire
positionHeld Bishop of Lichfield
surface form: Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry

Bishop of St Asaph
Bishop of Worcester
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
religiousOrder bishops of the Church of England
surface form: Church of England episcopate
residence Hartlebury Castle
sexOrGender male
trialResult acquittal in the Seven Bishops trial

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Seven Bishops member William Lloyd