Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey (c. Mairch 1473[1] – 29 November 1530; whiles spelt Woolsey) wis an Inglis poleetical figur an a cardinal o the Roman Catholic Kirk. Whan Henry VIII became King o Ingland in 1509, Wolsey became the King's almoner.[2]
| His Eminence Thomas Wolsey | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Airchbishop o York Primate o Ingland | |
| Appointed | 15 September 1514 |
| Term endit | 29 November 1530 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Bainbridge |
| Successor | Edward Lee |
| Ither posts | Cardinal-Priest o S. Cecilia (1515–1530) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 Mairch 1498 |
| Consecration | 26 Mairch 1514 bi William Warham |
| Creatit Cardinal | 10 September 1515 |
| Personal details | |
| Previous post | Bishop o Lincoln, Ingland (1514)
Admeenistrator o Winchester, Ingland (1529–1530) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Coat o airms |  |
Thomas Wolsey | |
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 Sampson Strong's portrait o Cardinal Wolsey at Christ Kirk (1610) | |
| Laird Chancellor | |
| In office 1515–1529 | |
| Precedit bi | William Warham |
| Succeedit bi | Sir Thomas More |
| Airchbishop o York | |
| In office 1514–1530 | |
| Precedit bi | Christopher Bainbridge |
| Succeedit bi | Edward Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mairch 1473 Ipswich, Suffolk, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 29 November 1530 (aged 57) Leicester, Leicestershire, Ingland |
| Restin place | Leicester Abbey |
| Naitionality | Inglis |
| Relations | Robert Wolsey (faither) an Joan Daundy (mither) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |