Walter Trengof

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Walter Trengof (or Treugof, died 1445) was an English medieval churchman and university Chancellor.

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A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.

Trengof attended Exeter College, Oxford. He was three times Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1417–21.^[1] From 1436 until his death in 1445, he was the Archdeacon of Cornwall.^[2]

Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University.

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References

↑ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
↑ Horn, Joyce M. (1988). "Archdeacons of Cornwall". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 9: Exeter diocese. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 15–17.

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Preceded by Thomas Clare	Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1417–1419	Succeeded by Robert Colman
Preceded by Robert Colman	Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1419–1420	Succeeded by Thomas Rodborne
Preceded by Thomas Rodborne	Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1420–1421	Succeeded by John Castell

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[hibbert-1] Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.

[ihr-2] Horn, Joyce M. (1988). "Archdeacons of Cornwall". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 9: Exeter diocese. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 15–17.