Nicholas of Ely

Bishop of Worcester; Bishop of Winchester; Lord Chancellor of England; Lord High Treasurer of England; Archdeacon of Ely
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Summary

Nicholas of Ely was born on 1250[1]. He died on February 12, 1280[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3], politician[4], judge[5], and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Winchester[8], Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester (England)[9], diocesan bishop[10]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Given name: Nicholas[13], Nicolas[14]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[15]
  • Consecrator: Boniface of Savoy[16]

Why It Matters

Nicholas of Ely is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What did Nicholas of Ely do for work?

Nicholas of Ely worked as a Catholic priest[3], politician[4], judge[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en']
    Gcatholic person id → 28470
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Gcatholic person id: 28470, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289578|batch #289578]]"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Bishop of Worcester; Bishop of Winchester; Lord Chancellor of England; Lord High
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → Roman Catholic Bishop of Winchester, Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester (England), diocesan bishop +1
    Given name → Nicholas, Nicolas
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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