Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486)

Biographical Overview

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Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 5
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1411
Death Date: 1486-03-30

Siblings

Male

Bourchier, Henry (1408 - 1483) (patron)
Bourchier, William (1414 - 1469) (patron)
Bourchier, John (1417 - 1474) (patron)

Female

Bourchier, Eleanor ( - 1474)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Dean, London 1427-12-1 1435
JP, Worcestershire 1430 1443
JP, Gloucestershire 1432 1441
Chancellor, Oxfordshire by 1434-3 ca. 1437
Bishop, Worcester Diocese 1434/5-3-9 (date provided) 1443-12-20 (date translated to bishopric of Ely) Temporalities restored 15 April 1435; consecrated 14 May 1435
JP, Oxfordshire 1436 1437
JP, Warwickshire 1440 1444
Bishop, Ely Diocese 1443-12-20 (date translated) 1454-06-21 (date translated to archbishopric of Canterbury) Temporalities restored 27 Feb. 1444; enthroned 27 March 1447
JP, Cambridgeshire 1444 1448
JP, Hertfordshire 1445 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk 1448 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk 1450 n.d.
Archbishop, Province of Canterbury 1454-4-23 (date elected) 1486-03-30 Translated 21 June 1454; temporalities restored 22 Aug. 1454; enthroned 26 Jan. 1455
Chancellor of England, England 1454/5-3-7 by 1456-10-11
JP, Surrey 1455 1486
JP, Sussex 1455 1486
JP, Kent 1455 1486
JP, Middlesex 1455 1486
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1458 1459
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Middlesex 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Essex 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Southampton 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Hertfordshire 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Huntingdonshire 1464 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Cambridgeshire 1464 n.d.
Cardinal, England 1467-9-18 1486-03-30

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Knole Manor, Kent
    Acquired: 1456
    Divested: 1486

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1455-1455 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel
Performance 1465-1466 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel
Performance 1456-1457 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s
Performance 1460-1461 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s
Performance 1454-1454 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performer
Performance 1453-1454 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performers
Performance 1454-1455 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Chancellor's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performer Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performers Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Chancellor's Minstrel/s Bourchier, Thomas (1411 - 1486) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)