Bishop of Meath, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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William Rokeby (died 29 November 1521) was a leading statesman and cleric in early sixteenth-century Ireland, who held the offices of Bishop of Meath, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He is commemorated in the Rokeby Chapels in two Yorkshire churches, St Oswald's Church, Kirk Sandall, and Halifax Minster.
WilliamRokeby (died 29 November 1521) was a leading statesman and cleric in early sixteenth-century Ireland, who held the offices of Bishop of Meath,...
The Rokeby Baronetcy, of Skiers in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 January 1661 for WilliamRokeby. The...
The Rokeby Venus (/ˈroʊkbi/ ROHK-bee; also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid; Whose original title was "The Mirror's Venus"...
The Rokeby and Holdsworth Chapels, built at the expense of former vicars WilliamRokeby and Robert Holdsworth, were completed around 1530. William Rokeby's...
Christopher Rokeby, Rokesby, Rooksby, or Rooksbie (died 1584) was an English soldier and secret agent. Rokeby's family home was Mortham Tower at Rokeby in County...
Primate of Ireland (1496–1511) WilliamRokeby, Primate of Ireland (1512–1513) Sir William Compton (1513–1515) WilliamRokeby, Primate of Ireland (1515–1521)...
professional football manager and former England international footballer WilliamRokeby (died 1521), archbishop of Dublin; born and died in Kirk Sandall Dennis...
the mid 19th century by William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) in Rhinebeck, New York. Not far from his mother's estate of Rokeby, where he had spent summers...
with Wolsey's renewed support Inge followed the same career path as WilliamRokeby, whom he succeeded both as Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor...
Chancellor of Ireland (1496–1511). Died in office on 14 May 1511. 1512 1521 WilliamRokeby Translated from Meath on 28 January 1512. Also was Lord Chancellor of...
Kirk Sandall. He was a cousin of WilliamRokeby, Archbishop of Dublin 1515–1521. He probably came to Ireland in Rokeby's entourage in 1507 on the latter's...
Dublin 1484–1511 Succeeded by WilliamRokeby Political offices Preceded by Henry Deane Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1496–1498 Succeeded by WilliamRokeby...
Ireland. Lord: Henry VIII WilliamRokeby, Primate of Ireland appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland Niall Mór O'Neill WilliamRokeby, Primate of Ireland v t...
as Choate Rosemary Hall. Mellon owned many thoroughbred horses under his Rokeby Stables, including Kentucky Derby winner Sea Hero. Two of his horses, Arts...
Baron Rokeby, of Armagh in the County of Armagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1777 for The Most Rev. Dr Richard Robinson, Church...
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