1. William Melton was the 43rd Archbishop of York and the first Lord Privy Seal.
13 Facts About William Melton
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William Melton was born in Melton in the parish of Welton, about nine miles from Kingston upon Hull.
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William Melton was a contemporary of John Hotham, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely.
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William Melton was Controller of the Wardrobe at the accession of Edward II in 1307 and was a pluralist through and through at the time of his elevation to the see of York.
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William Melton was Lord Privy Seal from 1307 to about 1312, having been Dean of St Martin's-le-Grand at that time.
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William Melton was promoted to Keeper of the Household Wardrobe from 1314 to 1316.
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Archbishop William Melton collected what men he could and led them against the Scots.
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Archbishop William Melton had aided Lancaster at one point, and seems, in consequence, to have fallen into some disfavour with Edward II.
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William Melton did not desert Edward II in his latter days, regarding his imprisonment with great displeasure.
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William Melton completed the building of the nave of York Minster and his figure still remains above the great western portal.
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William Melton is said to have assisted largely in building St Patrick's Church, Patrington, in Holderness, and certainly gave much toward the fabric of Beverley Minster.
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William Melton died very wealthy, having custody of many manors and estates.
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William Melton's heir was his nephew, William Melton of Aston, near Sheffield, who was the progenitor of one of the most powerful knightly families in the south of Yorkshire.