Reginald Pole

English cardinal, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
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Reginald Pole
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Summary

Reginald Pole was born on March 3, 1500[1], in Staffordshire[2]. He died on November 17, 1558[3], in London[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and archbishop[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,194 views/month, #6,777 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Canterbury Cathedral[11]
  • Father: Sir Richard Pole[12]
  • Mother: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[14]
  • Occupation: Catholic theologian[15]
  • Position held: Chancellor of the University of Oxford[16], cardinal[17], Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury[18]
  • Educated at: Magdalen College[19], University of Padua[20]
  • Student: Lazarus Buonamici[21]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Reginald Pole[24]
  • Cause of death: influenza[25]
  • Honorific prefix: His Eminence[26]
  • Family name: Pole[27]
  • Given name: Reginald[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Reginald Pole[29]
  • Commons gallery: Reginald Pole[30]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[31]
  • Depicted by: Reginald Pole (1500-1558), Cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury[32]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[33], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The Catholic Encyclopedia[39], New International Encyclopedia[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42]
  • Participant in: 1549–50 papal conclave[43], April 1555 papal conclave[44], May 1555 papal conclave[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[46]
  • Name in native language: Reginald Pole[47]
  • Consecrator: Nicholas Heath[48], Edmund Bonner[49], Thomas Thirlby[50]

Why It Matters

Reginald Pole has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

He has been cited as an influence by Immanuel Tremellius[53], a translator[54], 1510–1580[55], of Duchy of Ferrara[56].

FAQs

Where was Reginald Pole born?

Reginald Pole was born in Staffordshire[2].

Where did Reginald Pole die?

Reginald Pole died in London[4].

Who were Reginald Pole's parents?

Reginald Pole's father was Sir Richard Pole[12]. Reginald Pole's mother was Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury[13].

What did Reginald Pole do for work?

Reginald Pole worked as a diplomat[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and archbishop[9].

Where did Reginald Pole go to school?

Reginald Pole was educated at Magdalen College[19] and University of Padua[20].

Who did Reginald Pole influence?

Reginald Pole has been cited as an influence by Immanuel Tremellius[53].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . www2.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  45. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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