Sir Thomas More (as Lord Chancellor)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Thomas_More_(as_Lord_Chancellor)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkbp:birthDate 1478
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Peter_ad_Vincula,_Tower_of_London
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Pius_XI
1935
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Execution (beheading)
gptkbp:child gptkb:Cecily_More
gptkb:Elizabeth_More
gptkb:John_More
gptkb:Margaret_Roper
gptkbp:deathDate 1535
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:endDate 1532
gptkbp:feastDay June 22
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableAction Refused to sign the Oath of Supremacy
Resigned due to conflict with Henry VIII over church matters
Opposed Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church
gptkbp:notableQuote I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Utopia
gptkbp:officeHolder gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_More
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Statesmen
Politicians
Lawyers
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_Wolsey
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_Middleton
gptkb:Jane_Colt
gptkbp:startDate 1529
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thomas_Audley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cardinal_Thomas_Wolsey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
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