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William Van Mildert (6 November 1765 – 21 February 1836) was the last palatine Bishop of Durham (1826–1836), and one of the founders of the University of Durham.^[1] His name survives in Van Mildert College, founded in 1965 and the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity.

Life

He was the son of Cornelius van Mildert, a gin distiller, and his wife Martha née Hill. Cornelius Van Mildert was the great-grandson of an Amsterdam merchant who migrated to London around 1670, Martha the daughter of William Hill of Vauxhall, Surrey, merchant and financier. William van Mildert was educated at St Saviour's Grammar School, Merchant Taylors' School (then in London) and the Queen's College, Oxford. Loosely attached to the high church party, he was appointed Bishop of Llandaff from 1819 to 1826, a post which he held in commendam with the Deanery of St Paul's between 1820 and 1826, when he was translated to Durham. Prior to this, he had been rector of the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in London and Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, where he gave the Bampton Lectures for 1814. Van Mildert is often described as a 'stormy petrel' on account of his outspoken expression of his views. As Bishop of Llandaff he broke with the practice of hus predecessors and actually resided in the diocese. As the bishop's pakace gad fallen to ruin, he rented Coldbrook House bear Abergavenny. During his time in Llandaff, he gained a reputation as "a conscientious diocesan".^[2]

As part of the University of Durham's foundation, behind which he was the driving force, he gave Durham Castle to the University, where it became the home of University College. Auckland Castle therefore became the sole residence of the Bishop of Durham. In addition, he donated a large number of buildings on Palace Green, between the Castle and the Cathedral. These are currently in use by various departments of the University (principally law, music and a small portion of the University Library).

References

^ "Van Mildert papers". Durham University. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford University Press.

Academic offices
Preceded by William Howley	Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford 1813–1820	Succeeded by Frodsham Hodson
Church of England titles
Preceded by Herbert Marsh	Bishop of Llandaff 1819–1826	Succeeded by Charles Sumner
Preceded by Shute Barrington	Bishop of Durham 1826–1836	Succeeded by Edward Maltby

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[1] "Van Mildert papers". Durham University. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[ONDB-2] "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford University Press.

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 ==Life==
-He was the son of Cornelius van Mildert, a gin distiller, and his wife Martha née Hill. Cornelius Van Mildert was the great-grandson of an [[Amsterdam]] merchant who migrated to [[London]] around 1670, Martha the daughter of William Hill of Vauxhall, Surrey, merchant and financier. William van Mildert was educated at [[St Saviour's Grammar School]], [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] (then in London) and [[the Queen's College, Oxford]]. Loosely attached to the high church party, he was appointed [[Bishop of Llandaff]] from 1819 to 1826, a post which he held [[in commendam]] with the [[Deanery of St Paul's]] between 1820 and 1826, when he was translated to Durham. Prior to this, he had been rector of the church of [[St. Mary-le-Bow]] in London and Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, where he gave the [[Bampton Lectures]] for [https://archive.org/details/inquiryintogener00vanm ''1814'']. Van Mildert is often described as a 'stormy petrel' on account of his outspoken expression of his views. As Bishop of Llandaff he broke with the practice of hus predecessors and actually resided in the diocese. As the bishop's pakace gad fallen to ruin, he rented Coldbrook House bear Abergavenny. During his time in Llandaff, he gained a reputation as "a conscientious diocesan".<ref name=ONDB>{{cite web | url = http://odnb2.ifactory.com/view/article/28096/28096?docPos=5 | id = Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | publisher = Oxford University Press}}</ref>
+He was the son of Cornelius van Mildert, a gin distiller, and his wife Martha née Hill. Cornelius Van Mildert was the great-grandson of an [[Amsterdam]] merchant who migrated to [[London]] around 1670, Martha the daughter of William Hill of Vauxhall, Surrey, merchant and financier. William van Mildert was educated at [[St Saviour's Grammar School]], [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] (then in London) and [[the Queen's College, Oxford]]. Loosely attached to the high church party, he was appointed [[Bishop of Llandaff]] from 1819 to 1826, a post which he held [[in commendam]] with the [[Deanery of St Paul's]] between 1820 and 1826, when he was translated to Durham. Prior to this, he had been rector of the church of [[St. Mary-le-Bow]] in London and Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, where he gave the [[Bampton Lectures]] for [https://archive.org/details/inquiryintogener00vanm ''1814'']. Van Mildert is often described as a 'stormy petrel' on account of his outspoken expression of his views. As Bishop of Llandaff he broke with the practice of hus predecessors and actually resided in the diocese. As the bishop's pakace gad fallen to ruin, he rented Coldbrook House bear Abergavenny. During his time in Llandaff, he gained a reputation as "a conscientious diocesan".<ref name=ONDB>{{cite web | url = http://odnb2.ifactory.com/view/article/28096/28096?docPos=5 | title = Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | publisher = Oxford University Press}}</ref>
 As part of the University of Durham's foundation, behind which he was the driving force, he gave [[Durham Castle]] to the University, where it became the home of [[University College, Durham|University College]]. [[Auckland Castle]] therefore became the sole residence of the Bishop of Durham. In addition, he donated a large number of buildings on [[Palace Green]], between the Castle and the Cathedral. These are currently in use by various departments of the University (principally law, music and a small portion of the University Library).

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Bishops of Chester-le-Street	Eardulf Cutheard Tilred Wigred Uhtred Sexhelm Ealdred Ælfsige Aldhun
High Medieval Bishops of Durham	Aldhun Edmund Eadred Æthelric Æthelwine
High Medieval Bishops rulers of the County Palatine of Durham	Walcher William de St-Calais Ranulf Flambard Geoffrey Rufus William Cumin William of St. Barbara Hugh de Puiset Philip of Poitou Richard Poore John de Gray Morgan Richard Marsh William Scot Richard Poore Thomas de Melsonby Nicholas Farnham Walter of Kirkham Robert Stitchill Robert of Holy Island Antony Bek
Late Medieval Bishops rulers of the County Palatine of Durham	Richard Kellaw Lewis de Beaumont Richard de Bury Thomas Hatfield John Fordham Walter Skirlaw Thomas Langley Robert Neville Lawrence Booth William Dudley John Sherwood Richard Foxe
Early modern Bishops rulers of the County Palatine of Durham	William Senhouse Christopher Bainbridge Thomas Ruthall Thomas Wolsey Cuthbert Tunstall James Pilkington Richard Barnes Matthew Hutton Tobias Matthew William James Richard Neile George Montaigne John Howson Thomas Morton Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) John Cosin Nathaniel Crew William Talbot Edward Chandler Joseph Butler Richard Trevor John Egerton Thomas Thurlow Shute Barrington William Van Mildert
Late modern Bishops	Edward Maltby Charles Longley Henry Montagu Villiers Charles Baring J. B. Lightfoot Brooke Foss Westcott Handley Moule Hensley Henson Alwyn Williams Michael Ramsey Maurice Harland Ian Ramsey John Habgood David Jenkins Michael Turnbull N. T. Wright Justin Welby Paul Butler

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