William Percy (bishop)
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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 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.
Bishop of Carlisle
The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York.The diocese covers the County of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District...
. Born at Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:Alnwick...
on the 7th April 1428, he was the fifth son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland...
, and his wife Lady Eleanor Neville
Eleanor Percy, Countess of Northumberland
Lady Eleanor Neville was the second daughter of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland by his second wife, Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his third wife, Katherine Roet....
. 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
Nicholas Close
Nicholas 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...
to the Bishopric of Coventry and Lichfield
Bishop of Lichfield
The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km² of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed...
. Percy was consecrated between 16 November and 18 December 1452. He died on 26 April 1462.