John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Morton,_Archbishop_of_Canterbury
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Henry_VII_of_England
gptkbp:appointedAsArchbishopOfCanterbury 1486
gptkbp:appointedAsBishop 1479
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy 1493
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1420
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:deathYear 1500
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Bishop_of_Ely
gptkb:Bishop_of_Rochester
gptkb:Bishop_of_Worcester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent Opposed Richard III
Supported Henry Tudor's claim to the throne
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Morton's_Fork
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Morton's_Fork_(taxation_policy)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:bishop
cathedral
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bere_Regis,_Dorset,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Knole,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:predecessorAsArchbishopOfCanterbury gptkb:Thomas_Bourchier
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:servedAsLordChancellor 1487-1500
gptkbp:successorAsArchbishopOfCanterbury gptkb:Henry_Deane
gptkbp:title gptkb:Cardinal-Priest_of_Santa_Anastasia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Tudor_(Henry_VII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6