About Alexander Inglis
Lived 1400 – 1496. Alexander Inglis was a priest.
Alexander Inglis (died 1496) was a Scottish cleric and royal clerk. He was the son of one George Inglis and his wife Margeret. At some point in his life he had attended university and obtained a Licentiate in Decrees. and in 1480 became Archdeacon of St Andrews. On 17 September 1483, after the death of Bishop James Livingston, he was elected to succeed the latter as Bishop of Dunkeld. Inglis ran into difficulty on 22 October, when the Chancellor of the diocese of Aberdeen, George Brown, was also provided as Bishop of Dunkeld. but on 13 June 1484, Brown had been consecrated at the Papal see. Inglis continued to hold his previous posts as Archdeacon and Dean until his death in 1496.
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Who was Alexander Inglis?
Scottish bishop
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Alexander Inglis was born in 1400 in Scotland.
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Alexander Inglis died in 1496.
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Alexander Inglis was a priest.
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