Christopher Bainbridge | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of York Primate of England | |
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| Province | York |
| Diocese | York |
| Appointed | 22 September 1508 |
| Term ended | 14 July 1514 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Savage |
| Successor | Thomas Wolsey |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 12 December 1507 (Bishop) |
| Created cardinal | 10 March 1511 by Julius II |
| Rank | Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro (1511) Cardinal priest of Santa Prassede (1511–1514) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1462/1464 |
| Died | 14 July 1514 (aged approximately 48/50) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury at the English hospice, Rome |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Christopher Bainbridge (c. 1462/1464 – 14 July 1514) was an English cardinal. Of Westmorland origins, he was a nephew of Bishop Thomas Langton of Winchester, represented the continuation of Langton's influence and teaching and succeeded him in many of his appointments such as provost of The Queen's College in the University of Oxford. Towards the end of the reign of King Henry VII, he was successively Master of the Rolls, a Privy Counsellor, Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Durham. Becoming Archbishop of York and therefore Primate of England in 1508, he was sent as procurator of King Henry VIII to the papal court of Pope Julius II, where he was active in the diplomatic affairs leading to Henry's war against France and took part in the election of Julius's successor, Pope Leo X.[1] He was murdered by poisoning in Italy in 1514 and was succeeded as Archbishop of York by Thomas Wolsey.[2][3]
- ^ D.S. Chambers, Cardinal Bainbridge in the Court of Rome, 1509–1514 (Oxford University Press, London 1965).
- ^ 'Christophle Bambridge', in A. Aubéry, Histoire Générale des Cardinaux, Partie III (Chez Iean Iost, Paris 1645), pp. 164-67 (Google).
- ^ 'Bambridge or Bainbridge (Christopher)', in A. Kippis, Biographia Britannica: or, The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, 2nd edition (W. & A. Strahan, London 1778), I, pp. 575-77 (Google).