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Richard Bagot (other)
Richard Bagot may refer to: * Richard Bagot (writer) (1860–1921), English novelist and essayist *Richard Bagot (bishop) The Honourable Richard Bagot (22 November 1782 – 15 May 1854) was an English bishop. Life Bagot was a younger son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot, of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, by the Honourable Elizabeth Louisa St John, daughter of Jo ... (1782–1854), English cleric See also * Bagot (other) {{hndis, Bagot, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bagot (writer)
Richard Bagot (8 November 1860 – 11 or 12 December 1921) was an English novelist and essayist with a prominent Italian background. He was known most widely for his articles and reviews of Italian art and letters. His best known works of fiction were ''Donna Diana'', ''Love's Proxy'', and ''The Passport''. To many, however, he was known solely as the writer of ''My Italian Year'' and of other books and articles on the land he visited many times. He held high honors in Italy, and was a member of the more important Italian clubs. Family history Bagot was the member of a well-known family-line of Staffordshire. He was the fourth child of Col. Charles (1801-1881) and Sophia Louisa (Percy; d. 1908) Bagot, the daughter of Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy, son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley. His great grandfather was William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot. His great uncle, also named Richard Bagot (1782-1854), was Dean of Canterbury and Bishop of Oxford. His father was a Justice of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bagot (bishop)
The Honourable Richard Bagot (22 November 1782 – 15 May 1854) was an English bishop. Life Bagot was a younger son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot, of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, by the Honourable Elizabeth Louisa St John, daughter of John St John, 2nd Viscount St John. William Bagot, 2nd Baron Bagot, and Sir Charles Bagot were his elder brothers; Bishop Lewis Bagot was his uncle. Bagot was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1799, B.A. 1803, M.A. 1806, D.D. by diploma 1829), and in 1804 was elected to a fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, which he resigned two years later upon his marriage. Bagot was Rector of Leigh and Blithfield and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral. He was Canon of Windsor from 1822 to 1827, Dean of Canterbury 1827–1845, Bishop of Oxford 1829–1845 and Bishop of Bath and Wells 1845–1854.. He was the first Bishop of Oxford to be ''ex officio'' Chancellor of the Order of the Garter (from 1837 to 1845). Holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
