William Ayscough

Bishop of Salisbury
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William Ayscough

Summary

William Ayscough is a human[1]. He was born on 1400[2]. He died on June 29, 1450[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Ayscough was born on 1400[2].
  • William Ayscough died on June 29, 1450[3].
  • William Ayscough's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • William Ayscough's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • William Ayscough held the position of Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury[7].
  • William Ayscough held the position of diocesan bishop[8].
  • William Ayscough's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • William Ayscough is recorded as male[10].
  • William Ayscough's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Ayscough's family name is recorded as Ayscough[12].
  • William Ayscough's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Ayscough's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14].
  • William Ayscough's consecrator is recorded as Henry Beaufort[15].
  • William Ayscough's consecrator is recorded as John Stafford[16].
  • William Ayscough's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Brunce[17].
  • William Ayscough's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Rudborne[18].

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Origins and Family

William Ayscough was born on 1400[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury[7], a former entity[19] and diocesan bishop[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[20].

Personal Life

William Ayscough's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

William Ayscough died on June 29, 1450[3].

Why It Matters

William Ayscough ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did William Ayscough do for work?

William Ayscough worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description Bishop of Salisbury
    Sex or gender male
    Position held Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury, diocesan bishop
    Given name William
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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