# William Smyth

> William Smyth was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. He became very wealthy and was a benefactor of a number of institutions. He was a co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford and endowed a grammar school in the village of his birth in Lancashire.

*Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1460
- **Died:** 1514-01-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [وليام سميث (قسيس كاتوليك)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83))
- [William Smyth](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smyth)
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- [William Smyth](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smyth)
- [William Smyth](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smyth)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3710010)

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