William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury

Also known as: William archbishop of Canturburie · Family: Church · Role: archbishop · First appears: Richard II 34

Life events

• c. 1386 · Thirteen lords were appointed to oversee the realm's government under Richard II.(Richard II 34)
  • With: Richard II Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York Edmund Langley, Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester William of Wykeham Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Richard Scrope John Devereux, Lord Devereux Nicholas, Abbot of Waltham
  • “there were in this parlement thirteene lords chosen, to haue ouersight vnder the king of the whole gouernment of the realme”

Richard II 34

• sworn: Richard II “the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Edmund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Richard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux.”

Also listed in Church — Minor Figures

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.