Stephen Gardiner

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Stephen Gardiner was a prominent 16th-century English bishop and Lord Chancellor under Queen Mary I, known for his staunch Catholicism and role in the persecution of Protestant reformers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English bishop
Lord Chancellor of England
Roman Catholic theologian
human
academicDegree Doctor of Civil Law
advisorTo Henry VIII NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
appointedAs Bishop of Winchester in 1531
Lord Chancellor in 1553
buriedIn Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1493
dateOfDeath 1555-11-12
educatedAt Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
familyName Gardiner NERFINISHED
givenName Stephen NERFINISHED
imprisonedBy regime of Edward VI
imprisonedIn Tower of London NERFINISHED
knownFor defence of royal supremacy under Henry VIII
opposition to Protestant Reformation doctrines
persecution of Protestant reformers under Mary I
role in English Reformation politics
languageOfWorkOrName English
Latin
memberOf Privy Council of England NERFINISHED
notableWork De vera obedientia NERFINISHED
De vera obedientia oratio NERFINISHED
occupation bishop
diplomat
lawyer
politician
opposed marriage of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn
participatedIn negotiations for the Treaty of Cambrai
placeOfBirth Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED
Suffolk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

Whitehall Palace NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Winchester NERFINISHED
King's Secretary NERFINISHED
Lord Chancellor of England NERFINISHED
Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED
reinstatedBy Mary I of England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousBelief Catholic
servedUnder Edward VI NERFINISHED
Henry VIII NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
supported Catholic restoration under Mary I

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Marian persecutions participant Stephen Gardiner