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Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558, during the Counter-Reformation .
- 22 March 1556
- Catholic Church
- 17 November 1558
Apr 2, 2024 · Reginald Pole (born March 3, 1500, Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, Eng.—died Nov. 17, 1558, London) was an English prelate who broke with King Henry VIII over Henry’s antipapal policies and later became a cardinal and a powerful figure in the government of the Roman Catholic queen Mary Tudor.
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May 14, 2018 · views 3,591,233 updated May 11 2018. Pole, Reginald (1500–58). Cardinal and archbishop of Canterbury. Pole was a younger son of Margaret, countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, duke of Clarence: he was therefore of the blood royal and his mother was governess and companion of Princess Mary.
Nov 30, 2016 · He was Reginald Pole — Plantagenet heir, Renaissance scholar, and reformer. He was the third son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Plantagenet, born on March 12, 1500. His grandfather was...
Introduction. Reginald Pole was born in March 1500, the fourth child of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Pole, niece of King Edward IV and later countess of Salisbury. In 1511, Pole matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating as Bachelor of Arts in 1515. In April 1521, he was sent by Henry VIII to study at the University of Padua.
Jan 29, 2020 · Reginald Pole (1500–1558) is one of the great figures of Tudor history. Born a Plantagenet, he numbered two kings of England as great-uncles and Henry VIII (1491–1547) as a kinsman.
About the Authors. This is the first biography in ninety years of Reginald Pole (1500SH1558), one of the most important international figures of the sixteenth century. Pole's career is followed as protégé and then harshest critic of Henry VIII, as cardinal and papal diplomat, legate of Viterbo, a nearly successful candidate for pope, and ...
