About George Montaigne
Lived 1569 – 1628 (aged 58–59). George Montaigne was an anglican priest, anglican theologian, bishop and archbishop.
George Montaigne (or Mountain; 1569 – 24 October 1628) was an English bishop.
Life Montaigne was born in 1569 at Cawood, Yorkshire. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, matriculating at Michaelmas 1586, graduating B.A. 1590, M.A. 1593, B.D. 1602, D.D. 1607, and holding a fellowship at Queens' 1592–1611. He was ordained deacon and priest at Peterborough in 1593.
In 1597 he was chaplain to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, on his expedition against Cádiz. He became rector of Great Cressingham in 1602. He was Gresham College Professor of Divinity in 1607, and in 1608 Master of the Savoy and chaplain to James VI and I.
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English bishop
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George Montaigne was born in 1569 in Cawood.
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George Montaigne died on 24 October 1628 in London.
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George Montaigne was an anglican priest, anglican theologian, bishop and archbishop.
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