William Grey

Bishop of Lincoln
Person human Q8010208
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William Grey

Summary

William Grey is a human[1]. He died on +1436-02-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Grey died on +1436-02-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Grey's father was Thomas Gray[6].
  • William Grey's mother was Joan Mowbray[7].
  • William Grey worked as a Catholic priest[3].
  • William Grey worked as a Catholic bishop[4].
  • William Grey held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of London[8].
  • William Grey held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Lincoln (England)[9].
  • William Grey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • William Grey is recorded as male[11].
  • William Grey's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Grey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000370210663[13].
  • William Grey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245976962[14].
  • William Grey's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11318278f[15].
  • William Grey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z4wv6[16].
  • William Grey's family name is recorded as Grey[17].
  • William Grey's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Grey's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as grayw[19].
  • William Grey's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2012074164[20].
  • William Grey's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 47838[21].
  • William Grey's consecrator is recorded as Henry Chichele[22].
  • William Grey's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00127860[23].
  • William Grey's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Grey-289[24].
  • William Grey's sibling is recorded as John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville[25].
  • William Grey's sibling is recorded as Thomas Grey[26].
  • William Grey's WeRelate person ID is recorded as William_Grey_(2)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Grey's father was Thomas Gray[6]. His mother was Joan Mowbray[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of London[8], a historical episcopal title[28], in Kingdom of England[29], founded in 0400[30] and Roman Catholic Bishop of Lincoln (England)[9], a historical episcopal title[31].

Personal Life

William Grey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

William Grey died on +1436-02-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Why It Matters

William Grey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were William Grey's parents?

William Grey's father was Thomas Gray[6]. William Grey's mother was Joan Mowbray[7].

What did William Grey do for work?

William Grey worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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