Peter Courtenay | |
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Bishop of Winchester | |
![]() Arms of Bishop Peter Courtenay (d.1492), showing the arms of the See of Exeter impaling Courtenay of Powderham, incorporating heraldic badges of dolphins of Courtenay of Powderham, Hungerford sickles and Peverell garbs. Detail from the Courtenay Mantelpiece, Bishop's Palace, Exeter | |
Appointed | 29 January 1487 |
Term ended | 23 September 1492 |
Predecessor | William Waynflete |
Successor | Thomas Langton |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Exeter Dean of Windsor Dean of Exeter |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1432 |
Died | 23 September 1492 (aged 59–60) |
Denomination | Catholic |
Peter Courtenay (c. 1432 – 23 September 1492)[2] was Bishop of Exeter (1478–87) and Bishop of Winchester (1487-92), and also had a successful political career during the tumultuous years of the Wars of the Roses.