William Fauntleroy

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William Fauntleroy was an English 16th-century Fellow of New College, Oxford and a vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. [1] [2]

Fauntleroy was born in Sherborne, Dorset. [3] He was the son of John Fauntleroy and the brother of Elizabeth Fauntleroy, Abbess of Amesbury. He gained a Doctor of Divinity in 1506 at New College in Oxford. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University as part of a committee multiple times annually during 1506 to 1513. [3] He was probably Rector of Lydlinch in Dorset during 1527–1537. [4]

References

  1. "Appendix 6: Vice-Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . 1988. pp. 523–526.
  2. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". UK: University of Oxford . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. pp.  73–75 via Internet Archive.
  4. "Terry Mason's Family History Site". www.tmason1.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1506–1507
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Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1508–1510
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Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1511–1514
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