Church Catholic Successor John Kingscote Appointed 30 August 1452 Name William Percy | Term ended 26 April 1462 Role Bishop Predecessor Nicholas Close Died April 26, 1462 | |
Consecration between 16 November and 18 December 1452 Parents Eleanor Percy, Countess of Northumberland Grandparents Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Aunts Cecily Neville, Duchess of York Cousins Richard III of England, Edward IV of England, George Plantagenet - 1st Duke, Margaret of York, Anne of York - Duchess Similar People Ralph Neville - 1st Earl of W, Henry Percy, Joan Beaufort - Countess, Constance of York - Countess, Cecily Neville - Duchess | ||
William Percy (7 April 1428 at Alnwick Castle – 26 April 1462) was a late medieval Bishop of Carlisle. He was the fifth son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and his wife Lady Eleanor Neville. Percy was in 1451 appointed to be Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, a post he held until 1456. He was selected 30 August 1452 to be Bishop of Carlisle following the appointment of his predecessor Nicholas Close to the Bishopric of Coventry and Lichfield. Percy was consecrated between 16 November and 18 December 1452. He died on 26 April 1462.
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