Lord Chancellor Bishop Stephen Gardiner

1483 - 1555  (72 years)

• Name	Bishop Stephen Gardiner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Lord Chancellor
  Birth	1483	Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bishop of Winchester
  Religion	Roman Catholic, then Anglican, Intervened on behalf of Henry VIII to gain support for the King's divorce.
  Death	12 Nov 1555	Whitehall, Devon, England   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	(Winchester Cathedral)
  Person ID	I16165	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Gardiner
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Grey,   b. Wilton, Herefordshire, England d. 11 Dec 1558, England
  Children	1. George Gardiner,   b. 1509, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England d. 1536, Northumberland, England (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1483 - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Death - 12 Nov 1555 - Whitehall, Devon, England Burial - - Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Stephen Gardiner Stephen Gardiner (27 Jul 1483 – 12 Nov 1555) was an English Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I and King Philip.

  
  

• Sources

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