Henry Compton, Bishop of London

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Henry Compton, Bishop of London, was a prominent 17th-century English Anglican cleric and political figure known for his role in the events leading to the Glorious Revolution.

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Henry Compton, Bishop of London canonical 2
Bishop Henry Compton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop ⓘ
Bishop of London ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfLondon 1675 ⓘ
birthDate 1632-01-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Compton Wynyates ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ
burialPlace All Saints Church, Fulham ⓘ
Fulham ⓘ
consecrationYear 1675 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1713-07-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Fulham Palace ⓘ
denomination Church of England ⓘ
diocese Diocese of London ⓘ
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
Queen's College, Oxford ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
familyName Compton ⓘ
father Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
knownFor promoting Low Church clergy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
mentorTo several future colonial bishops and clergy ⓘ
nobleFamily Compton family ⓘ
notableFor refusing to suspend John Sharp at James II's command ⓘ
notableWork oversight of the Church of England in the American colonies ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
cleric ⓘ
politician ⓘ
opposed Catholic policies of James II of England ⓘ
participantIn events leading to the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
patronage supported Huguenot refugees ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of London ⓘ
Dean of the Chapel Royal ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
religiousView strongly Protestant ⓘ
removedFromOffice as a member of the Privy Council by James II ⓘ
residence Fulham Palace ⓘ
roleInEvent supporter of William of Orange ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton ⓘ
supported Protestant succession in England ⓘ
suspendedBy James II of England ⓘ

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The Immortal Seven → member → Henry Compton, Bishop of London ⓘ
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasSignatory → Henry Compton, Bishop of London ⓘ
court of Queen Anne → significantPerson → Bishop Henry Compton ⓘ
linked to: Henry Compton, Bishop of London