George Neville, Archbishop of York (b. c.1432 – d. 08 Jun 1476 Blyth, Nottinghamshire)
Biography
George is the fourth son of Richard, Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montacute (Montegu). He started his career in the church as a 14-year-old canon, as part of an effort by the papacy and nobles to unite against the followers of Wycliffe. As such, he was granted papal dispensations to get around his young age.
By 1459 his role as a political player had begun. Inevitably, it led to his demise during the Wars of the Roses.
In 1472 he was secretly arrested and spent the last four years of his life imprisoned in France by Edward IV. While he was released in 1475/6, he died that year in Nottinghamshire.
Occupation
1447 & 1452: papal dispensations
17 Aug 1454: archdeacon of Northampton, and prebendary of Tame, in the diocese of Lincoln
21 Aug 1454: canon and prebendary of Thorpe at Ripon
21 Dec 1454: ordained priest
9 Mar 1446: invested as ‘golden prebend’ of Masham at York Cathedral.[1]
1458: Bishop of Exeter (nominated age 23)
Sep 1465 - 8 Jun 1476: Archbishop of York
Chancellor of England
Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Sources
↑ Masham was a few miles away from Middleham castle in Wensleydale.
Dobson, R.B. (1996). Church and Society in the Medieval North of England, pp. 231. London and Rio Grande: Hambleton Press. Google Books.
Lewis, M. (2013, August 28). "George de Neville, Archbishop of York, Canon of Salisbury, York, Lincoln, & Ripon," (citing Richardson). ORTNCA. Web. see Richardson, D. (2013). Royal Ancestry, IV, pp. 125-7. Salt Lake City.
Hermonymus, G. "Collectio Sententiarum aurearum , vol. 2, imperfect." Harley 3348. Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts. Digital image. Illuminated manuscript Hermonymus gifted to george at the end of his life in c. 1476.
Personal Records of the Archbishop. Archives Hub. Web. index of primary sources related to George
Richardson, D. (2011). "Master George Neville (b. 1432)," in Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd ed, pp. 163. Google Books.
Dugdale, W. (1901). "II. Thomas Tunstall," in Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, 5-7, pp. 295. J.W. Clay, Ed. Exeter: W. Pollard. Google Books. Dugdale (1901), asserts that George had an illegitimate daughter Alice, who married Thomas Tunstall. This is disputed.
Notes
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Started the bio draft ... Looking for time frames to see how they tie into the unproven assertion he had illegit. dau. Alice who m. Tunstall, who's currently listed DOB suggests (if true) he had her around 22 ...
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