William Peto
William Peto OFM also William Petow or William Peyto (* around 1485 in Warwickshire , England, † April 1558 in London ) was an English cardinal and bishop of Salisbury.
Life
The grandson of Sir Thomas Throckmorton of Coughton studied at Oxford , where he graduated with a baccalaureate, and at Cambridge, where he obtained his master's degree in 1505. Here he also joined the Order of the Franciscan Observants.
As the confessor of Princess Mary, he was appointed Provincial of his Order Province in 1522 and had contacts with Thomas More , John Fisher and Reginald Pole . On a trip to Italy in 1537, he met the future Pope Paul IV . Elected Bishop of Salisbury on March 30, 1543 , he had been confessor of Queen Mary I Tudor from 1553 .
Pope Paul IV elevated him to cardinal priest on June 14, 1557 , without assigning him a title church . Instead he made him legate a latere for England, which until then was Cardinal Reginald Pole .
He died in London in April 1558 and was buried in the Franciscan convent in Greenwich .
literature
- Edwin Burton: William Peyto . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 11, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1911.
Web links
- Peto, OFMObs., William. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 6, 2016.
- Entry on William Peto on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 6, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London 1961, p. 252
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Salcot |
Bishop of Salisbury 1557–1558 |
Francis Mallett |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peto, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petow, William; Peyto, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1485 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warwickshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1558 |
| Place of death | London |