John Morton ( born John Morton ; c. 1420 - September 15, 1500 , Knowle House ) is an English statesman and cardinal .
| John Morton | ||
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| English John morton | ||
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| October 6, 1486 - September 15, 1500 | ||
| Predecessor | Thomas Borschier | |
| Successor | Thomas Langton | |
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| August 8, 1479 - October 6, 1486 | ||
| Predecessor | William Gray | |
| Successor | John Alcock | |
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| September 23, 1493 - September 15, 1500 | ||
| Predecessor | Antonio Pallavicini | |
| Successor | Antonio Trivulzio | |
| Birth | OK. 1420 Dorset England | |
| Death | September 15, 1500 Knowle House , Kent , England | |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral , Kent , England | |
Biography
He was educated at Oxford , where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Theology . During the Rose War, he gave his sympathies to Lancaster , as a result of which all their failures inevitably affected him too. Despite this, King Edward IV treated him well and used his talent in the diplomatic field.
In 1474, Morton became the archdeacon of Winchester and Chester , in 1479 - Bishop of Ely. After the death of Edward IV, he took part in the Hastings conspiracy against Richard III . ( Jane Shore , the favorite of Edward IV, also took part in the plot, but her role most likely came down to being a courier between the conspirators.) Morton himself claimed that on June 13, 1483, at the Tower of Lords , Richard unexpectedly called into the room of their armed people. After that, Hastings was arrested and executed on the first chopping block.
But there is another version of these events - chronicles show that Hastings was arrested, imprisoned and tried, after which he was executed in full accordance with the law. Most interestingly, Morton was also arrested, but was soon released by order of Richard himself.
It was John Morton who authored the provisions stating that:
- Richard III of York killed (ordered to kill) the prisoners in the Tower of Princes Edward and Richard, sons of King Edward IV;
- Richard III was directly related to the death of his brother George, Duke of Clarence ;
- Richard III killed the first husband of Anna Neville , Edward, Prince of Wales , son of the demented King Henry VI and Queen Margaret of Anjou ;
- Richard forced Anna Neville to marry him, and subsequently planned to kill his wife and enter into an incestuous marriage with his niece, Elizabeth York (daughter of Edward IV).
- Richard III, according to rumors spread by John Morton, accused his mother of having an affair with no one, and his brother Edward of not being the son of Richard, Duke of York, and therefore had no right to the throne.
For diligent service to the new king ( Henry VII ), Morton received the title of Archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1493 Pope Alexander VI made him a cardinal .
He participated in the development of a tax system designed to provide the treasury with money for the war with France; in connection with this, the paradox " Morton 's Fork " is named.