Thomas Danett (also spelt Danette; died 19 September 1483) was a
Dean of Windsor
The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. The dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as ''primus inter pares''. The post of Dean of Wolverhampton was assimilated to the deane ...
from 1481 to 1483.
Career
He was appointed:
*Principal of
St Alban Hall,
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
1468–1477
*Prebendary of Henfield in Chichester 1472
*Rector of Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire 1469
*Rector of Slapton
*Prebendary of
St Stephen's, Westminster
*Prebendary of Gaia Major in Lichfield 1473–1483
*Prebendary of Farendon c. Balderton in Lincoln 1480–1483
*
Dean of Wolverhampton
The Dean of Wolverhampton was the head of the chapter of Canons at St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton until the chapter was disestablished in 1846. The collegiate church was, until that point, a Royal Peculiar falling outside of the dio ...
, a deanery united with Windsor, 1481
*Prebendary of Cherminster c. Bere in Salisbury 1482–1483
*Treasurer of
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
1479–1483
*Almoner to
King Edward IV
He was appointed to the sixth stall in
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Gar ...
in 1472 and held the canonry until 1481 when he was appointed
Dean of Windsor
The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. The dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as ''primus inter pares''. The post of Dean of Wolverhampton was assimilated to the deane ...
.
References
1483 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Deans of Windsor
Treasurers of St Paul's Cathedral
Year of birth unknown
Principals of St Alban Hall, Oxford
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