List of Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
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, from about 1246 to the present day are and were:
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, from about 1246 to the present day are and were:
- Hugh de Hotton, c. 1246
- Reginald Gerninghall, 1256
- Stephen Hepworth, 1257
- William de Ludham, 1259
- Richard de Gedney, 1260
- Richard Dryfield, 1261
- John de Asgarby, 1267
- John Hooke, 1270–1275
- Roger de Fulbourn, 1276
- Andrew de Gisleham, 1283
- Thomas Sheringham, 1286
- Stephen Hepworth, 1287
- Ralph de Leicester, 1289–1290
- Geoffery de Pakenham, 1290–1292
- Henry de Boyton, 1293–1295
- John de Bradenham, 1295–1296
- Thomas de Sheringham, 1296–1299
- Stephen Hepworth, 1299
- Stephen Haslingfield, 1300–1303
- Stephen de Segrace, 1303–1307
- Stephen Haslingfield, 1307
- Richard de Ashton, 1315
- Roger NorthburghRoger NorthburghRoger Northburgh was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1312 to 1316, as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1321 to 1326, and as Lord High Treasurer of England from June to December of 1340...
, 1321–1326 - Richard de BadewRichard BadewRichard Badew was a Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in the 14th century. He was responsible for the foundation of University Hall, Cambridge in 1326.-References:...
, 1326–1329 - Thomas de Foxton, 1329–1331
- Robert de Winwick, c. 1330
- John de Langley, 1331–1334
- Robert de Mildenhall, 1334–1335
- Henry de Herwarden, 1335–1337
- Richard Harling (or Ling), 1337–1339
- Robert de Claydon, 1340
- Thomas de Northwood, 1341
- Thomas de Northwood, 1344
- John de Crakhall, 1346–1348
- Thomas de Grantchester, 1348
- William de Lymbergh, 1348
- Richard de Wetherset (or Hetherset, Wetheringsett), 1349–1351
- Richard Harling, 1351
- Anthony of Grantchester, 1352
- William Tynkell, 1352–1359
- Thomas Sutton, 1359–1360
- Richard de Wetherset, 1360–1361
- Michael de Haynton, 1361–1362
- Michael de Causton, 1361–1366
- William de Gotham, 1366–1369
- Thomas de Stewkley, 1369
- John de Donwich, 1371
- Adam de Lakenheath, 1373–1374
- John de Donwich, 1374
- William de Gotham, 1376
- Richard Scrope, 1378–1379
- Eudo (or Guy) Zouche, 1380
- John CavendishJohn CavendishSir John Cavendish of Cavendish came from Cavendish, Suffolk, England. He and the village gave the name Cavendish to the aristocratic families, of the Dukedoms of Devonshire, Newcastle and Portland.-Biography:...
, 1380–1381 - Guy Zouche, 1382
- John de Bromyard, 1382–1383
- John of Neketon, 1383
- John de Burgh (or Borough), 1384
- Thomas Hetherset (or de Hethersett), 1385
- John de Burgh (or Borough), 1386
- William Colvile, 1388
- Richard Dereham, 1390–1391
- William Colvile, 1391
- John de Neketon, 1392
- William Colvile, 1394
- Guy Zouche, 1396
- Richard Billingford, 1400–1402
- Richard Dereham, 1404–1408
- Richard Billingford, 1409–1413
- Stephen le Scrope, 1414
- John de Rickingale, 1415–1422
- Thomas of Cobham, 1422–1423
- Robert FitzhughRobert FitzHughRobert FitzHugh, son of Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh, was a medieval Bishop of London.FitzHugh was provided to the see on 30 April 1431 and consecrated on 16 September 1431. He died on 15 January 1436.-References:...
, 1424–1426 - William Wymbell, 1426
- Marmaduke LumleyMarmaduke LumleyMarmaduke Lumley was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1429 to 1450. He was a son of Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley. He was elected about 5 December 1429, and consecrated on 16 April 1430. He was Bishop of Lincoln for a short time before his death in December of 1450...
, 1427 - John Holeroke, 1429–1430
- William Lascells, 1431–1432
- Richard Billingford, 1432
- Richard Cawdray, 1433–1435
- John Langton, 1436–1445
- Nicholas Kenton, 1445–1446
- John Langton, 1447
- Robert Ascogh, 1448
- Nicholas CloseNicholas CloseNicholas Close was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1450 to 1452. He was provided to the see of Carlisle in January of 1450, and consecrated on 15 March 1450. He was selected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield on 30 August 1452 and served for a short time before his death in late October...
, 1450–1451 - William PercyWilliam Percy (bishop)William Percy was a late medieval Bishop of Carlisle. Born at Alnwick Castle on the 7th April 1428, 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...
, 1451–1456 - Lawrence BoothLawrence BoothLawrence Booth was Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England, before becoming Archbishop of York.-Life:A scion of the ancient Cheshire family of Booth which remained seated at Dunham Massey until the middle of the eighteenth century, Lawrence Booth started out reading both civil and...
, 1456–1458 - William Wilflete (or Wolflet), 1458
- Robert Woodlark, 1459–1460
- Richard ScroopeRichard ScroopeRichard Scroope was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was selected 1 February 1464, and consecrated 24 June 1464. He died 10 May 1468.-References:...
, 1461 - Robert Woodlark, 1462–1463
- John BoothJohn Booth (bishop)John Booth was an English clergyman who held numerous appointments in the church and royal service.-Life:A scion of the ancient Cheshire family of Booth who were seated at Dunham Massey, Booth, in 1457, was Treasurer of the diocese of York, and then in 1459 Archdeacon of Richmond as well as...
, 1463–1464 - William Wilflete, 1464
- John Harrison (or Herrison), 1465–1468
- William Wilflete, 1466
- Edward StoryEdward StoryEdward Story was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle, 1468–1477, and Bishop of Chichester, 1477–1503....
, 1468–1469 - Thomas Rotherham (or Scot)Thomas RotherhamThomas Rotherham , also known as Thomas de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor...
, 1469–1471 - Edward StoryEdward StoryEdward Story was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle, 1468–1477, and Bishop of Chichester, 1477–1503....
, 1471–1472 - Thomas RotherhamThomas RotherhamThomas Rotherham , also known as Thomas de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor...
, 1473–1479 - John Boynton, 1479–1483
- Thomas RotherhamThomas RotherhamThomas Rotherham , also known as Thomas de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor...
, 1483–1485 - Thomas Cosyn, 1490
- John Blythe, 1494–1496
- George FitzhughGeorge Fitzhugh (dean)George Fitzhugh was Chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln.He was the son of Henry, Lord Fitzhugh. He received a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1478 or 1479 and an M.A. in 1479....
, 1496–1499 - Thomas RotherhamThomas RotherhamThomas Rotherham , also known as Thomas de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor...
, 1499–1500 - Richard FoxRichard FoxeRichard Foxe was an English churchman, successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.-Life:...
, 1500 - George FitzhughGeorge Fitzhugh (dean)George Fitzhugh was Chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln.He was the son of Henry, Lord Fitzhugh. He received a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1478 or 1479 and an M.A. in 1479....
, 1502 - Thomas Ruthall (or Rowthall)Thomas RuthallThomas Ruthall was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat. He was a leading councillor of Henry VIII of England.-Life:...
, 1503 - John FisherJohn FisherSaint John Fisher was an English Roman Catholic scholastic, bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Church of England calendar of saints...
, 1504–1535 - Thomas CromwellThomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of EssexThomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, , was an English statesman who served as chief minister of King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540....
, 1535–1540 - Stephen GardinerStephen GardinerStephen Gardiner was an English Roman Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I of England.-Early life:...
, 1540–1547 - Edward SeymourEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
, 1547–1552 - The Duke of NorthumberlandJohn Dudley, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandJohn Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death...
, 1552–1553 - Stephen GardinerStephen GardinerStephen Gardiner was an English Roman Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I of England.-Early life:...
, 1553–1555 - Reginald Pole, 1556–1558
- The Lord BurghleyWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572...
, 1559–1598 - The Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599...
, 1598–1601 - The Earl of SalisburyRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of SalisburyRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC was an English administrator and politician.-Life:He was the son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke...
, 1601–1612 - The Earl of NorthamptonHenry Howard, 1st Earl of NorthamptonHenry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton was a significant English aristocrat and courtier. He was suspect as a crypto-Catholic throughout his life, and went through periods of royal disfavour, in which his reputation suffered greatly. He was distinguished for learning, artistic culture and his...
, 1612–1614 - The Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 1st Earl of SuffolkAdmiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden....
, 1614–1626 - The Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
, 1626–1628 - see University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1626 - The Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick...
, 1628–1649 - The Earl of ManchesterEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of ManchesterEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...
, 1649–1651 - Oliver St JohnOliver St JohnSir Oliver St John , was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.- Early life :...
, 1651–1660 - The Duke of ManchesterEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of ManchesterEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...
, 1660–1671 - The Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG, PC, FRS was an English statesman and poet.- Upbringing and education :...
, 1671–1674 - The Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC , was an English nobleman. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter...
, 1674–1682 - The Duke of AlbemarleChristopher Monck, 2nd Duke of AlbemarleChristopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, KG, PC was an English statesman and failed soldier.He was the son of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle....
, 1682–1688 - The Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
, 1689–1748 - The Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole, he served...
, 1748–1768; see University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1748University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1748The University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1748 was an election for the post of Chancellor of Cambridge University. The election was triggered by the retirement of the previous incumbent, Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset in February 1748.... - The Duke of GraftonAugustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of GraftonAugustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC , styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era...
, 1768–1811 - HRH The Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of George II and nephew of George III.-Early life:...
, 1811–1834 — see University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1811University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1811The University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1811 was an election for the post of Chancellor of Cambridge University. The election was triggered by the death of the previous incumbent, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, and it was the first contested election for the post since 1748.There... - The Marquess CamdenJohn Pratt, 1st Marquess CamdenJohn Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden KG, PC , styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as The Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician...
, 1834–1840 - The Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830....
, 1840–1847 - HRH The Prince Consort, 1847–1861 — see University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1847University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1847An election for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge was held on 25-27 February 1847, after the death of the Duke of Northumberland. Many senior figures in the university hoped that Prince Albert, the Prince Consort could be persuaded to stand and elected unopposed, but a group from St...
- The Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 7th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and known as The Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was a British landowner, benefactor and politician.-Background and education:Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, eldest...
, 1861–1891 - The Duke of DevonshireSpencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSpencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman...
, 1892–1908 - The Lord RayleighJohn Strutt, 3rd Baron RayleighJohn William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904...
, 1908–1919 - The Earl of BalfourArthur BalfourArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
, 1919–1930 - The Earl Baldwin of BewdleyStanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
, 1930–1947 - Jan SmutsJan SmutsJan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
, 1948–1950 - The Lord TedderArthur Tedder, 1st Baron TedderMarshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB was a senior British air force commander. During the First World War, he was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps and he went on to serve as a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war...
, 1950–1967 — see University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1950University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1950An election for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge was held in November 1950 after the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Jan Smuts. There was a contested election as the University establishment's candidate, Lord Tedder, was opposed by a group of Dons who favoured Jawaharlal Nehru... - The Lord AdrianEdgar Adrian, 1st Baron AdrianEdgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM PRS was a British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons....
, 1967–1976 - HRH The Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
, 1976–2011 - Lord Sainsbury of Turville, 2011– — see also University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 2011University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 2011The University of Cambridge held an election for the position of Chancellor in October 2011, resulting in the choice of Lord Sainsbury of Turville to succeed the retiring incumbent Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke had retired on 30 June 2011, shortly after his 90th birthday, having been...
Taken from the Victoria County History
Victoria County History
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