John Morton (Archbishop)
John Morton (* 1420 in Dorset , † September 15, 1500 in Knole House , near Sevenoaks , Kent ) was Bishop of Ely , Archbishop of Canterbury (1486-1500) and cardinal .
Life
Morton studied both law and theology at Balliol College , Oxford, and was later ordained a priest . He was associated with the Lancaster party for a long time , but made peace around 1473 with the English King Edward IV , who sent him on a diplomatic mission. Since 1479 he was Bishop of Ely, the episcopal ordination donated him on January 31, 1479 the Archbishop of Canterbury Cardinal Thomas Bourchier . In 1483 he was killed by his "archenemy" King Richard III. arrested, but soon joined the future King Henry VII Tudor on the continent. After his accession to the throne, Morton rose to become a royal advisor. In 1486 he was made Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1493 by Pope Alexander VI. elevated to cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia .
Morton was a patron of humanism , yet he was often blamed for the ruthless methods used by the royal administration to raise money. The taxes and bond loans of the period were known as Morton Forke , and his dismissal was often requested.
After Ivan Lesný, Morton passed Richard III. with numerous slanders, with which he is said to have contributed to the distorted image of Richard, who, as is well known, also sat Shakespeare .
literature
- Ronny Baier: Morton, John. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 843-852.
- Christopher Harper-Bill: Morton, John (d.1500). In: Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, Oxford [u. a.] 2004 ( as of February 26, 2012 license required ).
Web links
- Works by Johannes (Morton), Archbishop of Canterbury in the Complete Catalog of Incunabula
- Morton, John. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 1, 2017.
- Tomb in the Requiem project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ivan Lesný: The diseases of the mighty. 1984, German Berlin 1991, pp. 142–144
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Alcock |
Lord Chancellor of England 1487–1500 |
Henry Deane as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal |
| Thomas Bourchier |
Archbishop of Canterbury 1486–1500 |
Henry Deane |
| William Gray |
Bishop of Ely 1479–1486 |
John Alcock |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morton, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Ely, Archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500) and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1420 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dorset |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1500 |
| Place of death | Knole House at Sevenoaks , Kent |