RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thomas Wolsey

1473 - 1530

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Thomas Wolsey ( WUUL-zee; c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Wolsey has received more than 4,437,676 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Thomas Wolsey is the 705th most popular religious figure (down from 625th in 2019), the 559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 481st in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Religious Figure.

Thomas Wolsey was a cardinal and the Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of King Henry VIII. He was a close advisor to the king, but he was also a powerful and wealthy man in his own right. Wolsey's downfall came when he failed to secure an annulment for Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas Wolsey ranks 705 out of 3,187. Before him are Martin de Porres, Gertrude the Great, Antipas of Pergamum, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Abdullah ibn Salam, and Epiphanius of Salamis. After him are Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, Gertrude of Nivelles, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, John of God, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Thomas Wolsey ranks 4. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, Oruç Reis, and James IV of Scotland. After him are Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Cecilia Gallerani, Hans Burgkmair, and Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales. Among people deceased in 1530, Thomas Wolsey ranks 5. Before him are Babur, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Andrea del Sarto, and Quentin Matsys. After him are Maximilian Sforza, Joanna la Beltraneja, Konstanty Ostrogski, Judah Leon Abravanel, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Pêro da Covilhã.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wolsey ranks 559 out of 8,785. Before him are Christian Bale (1974), David II of Scotland (1324), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), David J. Thouless (1934), Benjamin Graham (1894), and Philip Miller (1691). After him are Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), James Parkinson (1755), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wolsey ranks 11. Before him are William Laud (1573), Edward the Confessor (1003), John Wesley (1703), John Knox (1514), Saint Walpurga (710), and Saint Boniface (680). After him are Pope Adrian IV (1100), Willibrord (658), John Henry Newman (1801), William Tyndale (1494), Charles Spurgeon (1834), and John Harvard (1607).

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