GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2955
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3180)
Name
William Waynflete
Title
Bishop
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1400-03-25 d. 1486-08-11 (old)
Manuscripts
Associated Places
Source of Data
ODNB (Article: 28907); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
ODNB (Article: 28907)
Other note
The exact date of birth of William Waynflete is unknown. He became master of Winchester College in 1430. In 1440, Waynflete became a fellow of Eton College, and was provost there three years later. In 1447, Waynflete became bishop of Winchester, a post which he was hold until his death. From 1456 until 1460, William Waynflete served as Lord Chancellor of England. William Waynflete died at Bishops Waltham on 11 August 1486, and was buried at Winchester Cathedral. Waynflete is remembered today as the founder of Magalen College, Oxford. See Virginia Davis, William Waynflete: Bishop and Educationalist (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1993).
GEMMS record created
November 8, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024