John Yonge

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Tomb monument of John Yonge in the Maughan Library, King's College London

John Yonge (c. 1465 – 25 April 1516) was an English ecclesiastic and diplomatist, who also served as Master of the Rolls from 1507 until his death.

He is not to be confused with his contemporary John Young (suffragan bishop in London) (1463–1526).

Life

John Yonge was born at

archduke of Austria in 1504, and in the Low Countries in 1506 in connection with the projected marriage between Henry VII and Margaret of Savoy.[1]

In 1507 he was made

Henry VIII during the ensuing campaign. He was on terms of close friendship with Dean Colet, and was a correspondent of Erasmus.[1]

In 1514 he was made dean of York in succession to Wolsey, and in 1515 he was one of the commissioners for renewing the peace with Francis I.[1] In the same year he became archdeacon of Barnstaple.[2]

Yonge died in London on 25 April 1516. His effigial tomb monument is in the former Rolls Chapel, now part of the Maughan Library, King's College London.

Arms

The arms pictured here relate to John Yonge, Somerset Herald and are not those pictured above on the tomb of John Yonge.

Coat of arms of John Yonge
Escutcheon
Azure, 3 griffins segreant argent, beaks & claws gules.[3]

Notes

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Yonge, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 922.

References

  1. ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
  2. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30227. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  3. ^ "Norroy King of Arms | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

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