Henry Chichele

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1363–1443 Also known as Henry Chichele、Archbishop Chichele

A prominent English medieval churchman and scholar, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1414 to 1443, who supported the war against France, reformed church…

Timeline

1363–1405Higham Ferrers · NorthamptonshireBorn at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire, he was educated at Oxford University with training in canon and civil law, then entered royal and ecclesiastical legal affairs, gradually gaining the trust of Henry IV.
1414–1422Canterbury · KentIn 1414 he succeeded Arundel as Archbishop of Canterbury, supported royal policy during Henry V's war with France, reformed diocesan administration, and took part in suppressing the Lollard heresy movement.
1438–1443Oxford · OxfordshireIn 1438 he received papal approval to found All Souls College, devoted to prayer and the study of theology and law, in memory of English nobles fallen at battles such as Agincourt; it became his most important academic legacy.

Sources

Henry Chichele — Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-5277
Henry Chichele (1362/63–1443) — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Chichele