John Waltham

Lord High Treasurer of England; Lord Privy Seal of England; Bishop of Salisbury
Person human Q6262939
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Summary

John Waltham died on September 17, 1395[1]. He worked as a judge[2], Catholic priest[3], and Catholic bishop[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: September 17, 1395[6]
  • Place of burial: Westminster Abbey[7]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury[8], Lord Privy Seal[9]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13]
  • Consecrator: William Courtenay[14], Robert Braybrooke[15], William of Wykeham[16]

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What did John Waltham do for work?

John Waltham worked as a judge[2], Catholic priest[3], and Catholic bishop[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Position held → Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: Lord Privy Seal"
  2. 27d ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal
    Catholic hierarchy person id → waltham
    Consecrator → William Courtenay, Robert Braybrooke, William of Wykeham
    Date of death → +1395-09-17T00:00:00Z, +1395-09-17T00:00:00Z
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moeml id → WALT5
    Image → John de Waltham brass.png
    Isni → 0000000078197270
    Vatican library id (former scheme) → ADV10270158
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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