John Fortescue (c. 1394–c. 1479)
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Chancellor of England in exile
English jurist
Lord Chief Justice of England
legal writer
political thinker
John Fortescue (c. 1394–c. 1479) was an English jurist and political thinker best known for his influential writings on English common law and the nature of monarchy, particularly during the Wars of the Roses.
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| John Fortescue (c. 1394–c. 1479) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chancellor of England in exile
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English jurist ⓘ Lord Chief Justice of England ⓘ legal writer ⓘ political thinker ⓘ |
| arguedFor |
independence of judges
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protection of property rights ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1394 ⓘ |
| comparedWith | civil law systems of continental Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 1479 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lincoln’s Inn
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| fieldOfWork |
constitutional thought
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law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
legal treatise
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political treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern theories of mixed monarchy
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later English constitutional thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defence of English legal institutions
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theory of limited monarchy ⓘ writings on English common law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| legalSystemDiscussed | English common law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lincoln’s Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Laudibus Legum Angliae
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De Natura Legis Naturae NERFINISHED ⓘ The Governance of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of England (Lancastrian exile court)
NERFINISHED
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Chief Justice of the King’s Bench ⓘ Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedFaction | House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalConcept |
distinction between absolute and limited monarchy
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dominium politicum et regale ⓘ primacy of law over royal will ⓘ |
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