William Chamberlain (priest)

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William Chamberlain DD (d. 18 May 1666) was a Canon of Windsor from 1660 to 1666 [1]

Dean and Canons of Windsor ecclesiastical body of St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle


The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Career

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1640, MA in 1643, and DD in 1660.

Trinity College, Cambridge constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. With around 600 undergraduates, 300 graduates, and over 180 fellows, it is the largest college in either of the Oxbridge universities by number of undergraduates. In terms of total student numbers, it is second only to Homerton College, Cambridge.

He was appointed:

He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1660 and held the canonry until 1666.

St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle Church in Windsor, England

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England, is a chapel designed in the high-medieval Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar, a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch, and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. Seating approximately 800, it is located in the Lower Ward of the castle.

Notes

  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle


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