Participated in the conclave of 1513, which elected Pope Leo X (6). He vigorously opposed France and French influence in Rome. He was back in Rome in time to participate in the opening of the V Lateran Council in May 1512. The pope named him legate to the papal and Venetian troops besieging the French garrison in Ferrara the cardinal conducted the operation successfully (5). Created cardinal priest in the consistory of Mareceived the red hat, Maand the title of Ss.
Ambassador of King Henry VIII of England to Rome in September 1509 one of his charges was to negotiate about the king's position in the dispute between France and the Holy See (4) King Henry had joined the Holy League as an ally of Pope Julius II, who together with Venice and the Swiss wanted to expel the French from Italy the English king petitioned the pope, through Archbishop Bainbridge, for the title of "Most Christian King", which had been given to the kings of France but which King Louis XII had now forfeited by warringĪgainst the pope the peace signed by the new Pope Leo X with France in 1514 restored that title to King Louis and frustrated King Henry's ambition.Ĭardinalate. Promoted to the metropolitan see of York and named primate of England, Septem(3) occupied the see until his death. Consecrated, Decem(no further information found). Elected bishop of Durham, August 27, 1507. Master of the Rolls, 1504-1508.Įpiscopate. Dean of the cathedral chapter of York, 1503. Prebendary of Salisbury of Lincoln and of St. University of Ferrara, Ferrara, 1487-1488 University of Bologna, Bologna (doctorate in civil law, 1492) Queen's College, University of Oxford, Oxford (he had obtained a doctorate in law by 1495).Įarly life. His last name is also listed as Brambridge, Bambrigo and Bainbridge (2).Įducation. Nephew of Archbishop-elect Thomas Langton of Canterbury.
Ca.1464 (1), Hilton, near Appleby, in Westmorland, England. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of Consistory of March 10, 1511
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