John Arundel (or Arundell; died 1477) was a medieval

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A native of

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, Arundel was a fellow of

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, from 1421 to 1430, and served as

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in 1426. He was domestic chaplain and confessor to

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, who exerted influence on his behalf to gain him preferment in the Church, though without conspicuous success. He became precentor of

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in 1432, and archdeacon of Richmond in 1457,Jones
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond
'' and also held prebends from

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and St Paul's; but the king failed in his attempts to have Arundel named

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. He was a Canon of Windsor from 1449 - 1459.''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Arundel was nominated to the see of Chichester on 8 January 1459, and consecrated on 3 June 1459. He died on 18 October 1477,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239 and was buried in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arundel, John 1477 deaths Bishops of Chichester 15th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Archdeacons of Richmond Medieval Cornish people Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford Canons of Windsor Year of birth unknown