RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Morton

1420 - 1500

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John Morton (c. 1420 – 15 September 1500) was an English cleric, civil lawyer and administrator during the period of the Wars of the Roses. He entered royal service under Henry VI and was a trusted councillor under Edward IV and Henry VII. Edward IV made him Bishop of Ely and under Henry VII he became Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Morton is the 1,745th most popular religious figure (up from 2,862nd in 2019), the 2,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,416th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Morton ranks 1,745 out of 3,187. Before him are Tilopa, Fouad Twal, Saint Alphonsa, Gaspar del Bufalo, Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, and Achille Silvestrini. After him are Quirinus of Sescia, Tekla Juniewicz, Jacques de Vitry, Juan García Rodríguez, Francisco Álvarez Martínez, and Pietro Riario.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1420, John Morton ranks 14. Before him are Abdal-Latif Mirza, João Vaz Corte-Real, Barthélemy d'Eyck, Agostino Barbarigo, Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou, and Peter Schöffer. After him are Luciano Laurana, Nikolaus Gerhaert, Niccolò Antonio Colantonio, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Hans Talhoffer, and Nicolas Jenson. Among people deceased in 1500, John Morton ranks 12. Before him are Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, Gil Eanes, Fernão do Pó, Doukas, Ahmad ibn Mājid, and Bartolomé Bermejo. After him are John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, Maria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia, Wan Hu, Álvaro Fernandes, and Pêro Vaz de Caminha.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Morton ranks 2,052 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm Arnold (1921), Sidney Paget (1860), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Arthur Sullivan (1842), Alan Smith (1980), and Jared Harris (1961). After him are Noël Coward (1899), Black (1962), Frances de la Tour (1944), John Dollond (1706), Richard Dannatt (1950), and Tricky (1968).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, John Morton ranks 49. Before him are Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Ball (1338), Dunstan (909), Paul Gallagher (1954), Alkmund of Derby (800), and Mary Ward (1585). After him are Willibald (700), Julian of Norwich (1342), Malo (487), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Matthew Festing (1949), and Sigfrid of Sweden (1000).

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