Pope Nicholas V

Also known as: Nicholas V / Nicholas the fift / Nicholas the fifts / pope Nicholas the fift · Family: Papacy · Role: pope · First appears: Henry VI 22

Life events

• 1439 · Nicholas V used Frederick III to make Amadeus surrender the papal crown for a cardinal's hat.(Henry VI 22)
  • With: Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
  • “For after, by his successour Nicholas the fifts ambition, that had suborned emperour Frederike to be a worker in the matter, this sillie Amedius was coosined of his popes golden crowne for a cardinalls felt hat.”
• 1453 · Thomas Bourchier was translated from Ely to the see of Canterbury.(Henry VI 48 · 📍 Canturburie)
  • With: Thomas Bourchier
  • “This yeare was Thomas Bourchier bishop of Elie (sonne to the countesse of Stafford, and brother to Henrie Bourchier earle of Essex) remooued to the sée of Canterburie;”
• 1454 · Pope Nicholas V appointed William Graie to the bishopric of Elie.(Henry VI 66 · 📍 Elie)
  • With: William Graie
  • “he was preferred to the bishoprike of Elie, in the yéere 1454, by pope Nicholas the fift”

Henry VI 22

• enemies with Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (Nicholas V caused Amadeus to lose the papal crown.) “For after, by his successour Nicholas the fifts ambition, that had suborned emperour Frederike to be a worker in the matter, this sillie Amedius was coosined of his popes golden crowne for a cardinalls felt hat.”
• with Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (Nicholas V suborned Frederick III to assist in the matter.) “For after, by his successour Nicholas the fifts ambition, that had suborned emperour Frederike to be a worker in the matter, this sillie Amedius was coosined of his popes golden crowne for a cardinalls felt hat.”
• with Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (Nicholas V's actions caused Amadeus to lose the papal crown and receive a cardinal's hat.) “For after, by his successour Nicholas the fifts ambition, that had suborned emperour Frederike to be a worker in the matter, this sillie Amedius was coosined of his popes golden crowne for a cardinalls felt hat.”

Henry VI 48

• with Thomas Bourchier (Nicholas V translated Thomas Bourchier to Canterbury.) “This man (after that he had remained at Elie ten yeares, thrée and twentie wéekes, and fiue daies) was (as is before said) in this yeare 1454 remooued to Canturburie by Nicholas the fift then bishop of Rome”

Henry VI 66

• protégé: William Graie “he was preferred to the bishoprike of Elie, in the yéere 1454, by pope Nicholas the fift, when Thomas Bourchier was translated from thense to Canturburie”
• liege: William Graie “he was preferred to the bishoprike of Elie, in the yéere 1454, by pope Nicholas the fift”
• with William Graie (Pope Nicholas V preferred William Graie to the bishopric of Ely.) “he was preferred to the bishoprike of Elie, in the yéere 1454, by pope Nicholas the fift”
• with Thomas Bourchier (The surrounding sentence states that this translation occurred by Pope Nicholas V.) “when Thomas Bourchier was translated from thense to Canturburie”

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