Robert Holgate

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Robert Holgate was a 16th-century English clergyman who served as Archbishop of York and played a significant role in the religious and political upheavals of the English Reformation.

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instanceOf Anglican bishop
English clergyman
Roman Catholic bishop
human
activeYears first half of the 16th century
appointedBy Henry VIII of England
associatedWith Council of the North
Llandaff
York
burialPlace St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1481
dateOfDeath 1555
educatedAt University of Cambridge
era Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England
familyName Holgate
founded Archbishop Holgate's School, York
givenName Robert
influencedBy policies of Henry VIII on the church
languageSpoken English
memberOf Gilbertine Order
notableFor administration of the Council of the North
role in the dissolution of the monasteries in northern England
notableWork Reorganization of the Diocese of York during the English Reformation
occupation bishop
statesman
officeContested Archbishop of York
participatedIn English Reformation
placeOfBirth Hemingbrough
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Archbishop of York
Bishop of Llandaff
Lord President of the Council of the North
Master of Sempringham
Prior of Watton
reasonForRemoval marriage as a cleric under Mary I
religion Anglicanism
Roman Catholicism
removedFromOffice Archbishop of York
residence London
linked to: London, England

York
servedUnder Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
spouse Barbara Wentworth

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