Deane, Henry
DEANE, HENRY
Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor of Ireland; d. Lambeth Palace, Feb. 15, 1503. He appeared as a scholar in 1457, probably at Oxford, although there is no record of his having graduated. A canon regular of st. au gustine, he was prior of Llanthony, near Gloucester, from 1467 to 1501. He restored its buildings and finances and merged its endowments with those of the original priory of llanthony in Breconshire. After he was papally provided to the See of Bangor on July 4, 1494, he did much to rebuild the cathedral. He was translated to the Diocese of salisbury by papal bull Jan. 8, 1500, and he became archbishop of Canterbury May 26, 1501. His Canterbury register survives. He was chancellor of Ireland from September 1494 to August 1496 and deputy governor and justiciar in 1496. From Oct. 13, 1500, to July 27, 1502, he was Keeper of the Great Seal, and he was chief commissioner in the negotiations for the marriage of Princess Margaret and James IV of Scotland, Nov. 28, 1501, to Jan. 24, 1502.
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