William of Wykeham

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Bishop of Winchester English statesman Roman Catholic bishop educational patron founder of educational institution human

William of Wykeham was a 14th-century Bishop of Winchester and influential English statesman and educational patron who played a major role in royal administration under Edward III and Richard II.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bishop of Winchester → English statesman → Roman Catholic bishop → educational patron → founder of educational institution → human →
appointedBishopOfWinchester	1366 →
associatedWith	Diocese of Winchester → New College, Oxford NERFINISHED → Winchester College →
birthName	William Longe →
burialPlace	Winchester Cathedral →
canonized	no →
consecratedAsBishop	1367 →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth	c. 1320 →
dateOfDeath	1404-09-27 →
educatedAt	local school in Winchester area →
era	14th century →
foundationDateOfNewCollegeOxford	1379 →
foundationDateOfWinchesterCollege	1382 →
founded	New College, Oxford → Winchester College →
hasTitle	Bishop → Lord Chancellor →
influenced	development of English public school model →
languageOfWorkOrName	Middle English →
monarchDuringService	Edward III → Richard II →
motto	Manners makyth man →
name	William of Wykeham →
notableFor	architectural patronage at Windsor Castle → patronage of education → reforming English royal administration →
occupation	bishop → royal administrator → statesman →
oversawConstructionOrRestorationOf	Winchester Cathedral works → Windsor Castle →
patronOf	scholarship for poor boys →
placeOfBirth	Wickham, Hampshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, England →
positionHeld	Bishop of Winchester → Lord Chancellor of England →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
servedAsLordChancellor	1367–1371 → 1389–1391 →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New College, Oxford → Winchester College →	foundedBy
Manners Makyth Man →	associatedWithPerson
Manners Makyth Man →	coinedBy
William of Wykeham →	name