William Waynflete | |
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| Bishop of Winchester | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 10 May 1447 |
| Term ended | 11 August 1486 |
| Predecessor | Henry Beaufort |
| Successor | Peter Courtenay |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 January 1426 |
| Consecration | 30 July 1447 by John Stafford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Patten c. 1398 |
| Died | 11 August 1486 Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England |
William Waynflete (c. 1398[a] – 11 August 1486), born William Patten, was Headmaster of Winchester College (1429–1441), Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor of England (1456–1460). He founded Magdalen College, Oxford, and three subsidiary schools, namely Magdalen College School in Oxford, Magdalen College School, Brackley in Northamptonshire and Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire.
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