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William Waynflete ( c. 1398 [a] – 11 August 1486), born William Patten, was Headmaster of Winchester College (1429–1441), Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor of England (1456–1460).
15 de abr. de 2024 · William of Waynflete (born 1395?, Wainfleet-All-Saints, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Aug. 11, 1486, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire) was an English lord chancellor and bishop of Winchester who founded Magdalen College of the University of Oxford.
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Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor. He wanted a college on the grandest scale, and his foundation was the largest in Oxford, with 40 Fellows, 30 scholars (known at Magdalen as Demies), and a large choir for his Chapel.
It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, and one of the strongest academically, setting the record for the highest Norrington Score in 2010 and topping the table twice since then.
Wayneflete Tower, also known as Waynflete's Tower, is an historical gatehouse located in Esher, near London. Part of the Palace of Esher established in 1462 by Bishop William Waynflete of Winchester , it was connected to the keep by a curtain wall.
Our History. Waynflete was founded in 1898 by Agnes Lowell and Caroline Crisfield, who came to Portland from the Ogontz School in Philadelphia. During a trip to England, the founders became interested in 15th-century statesman and educator William Waynflete.
WAYNFLETE, WILLIAM. Bishop, chancellor of England; b. Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, c. 1394; d. South Waltham, Hampshire, Aug. 11, 1486. Having studied at oxford, he was made headmaster of Winchester College (1429 – 42) and provost of Henry VI 's new school at Eton, (1442 – 47).
