Fortescue — is a surname, and may refer to:People* Adrian Fortescue, 16th century English nobleman beatified by Roman Catholic Church * Adrian Fortescue, 19th 20th century Roman Catholic liturgist and Byzantine scholar * Charles Legeyt Fortescue, Canadian… … Wikipedia
Fortescue, Sir John — (ca. 1395–ca. 1477) Sir John Fortescue was a constitutional lawyer who wrote in both Latin and English. Because of his forthright writing style, his works were significant in the development of English prose. He was immersed in politics and… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
John Fortescue of Salden — Sir John Fortescue of Salden (c. 1531 or 1533 – 23 December 1607) was the third Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, serving from 1589 until 1603.He was the son of Adrian Fortescue and his wife Anne. Fortescue had six children with his first… … Wikipedia
John Fortescue — Sir John Fortescue (* 1394 in Norris, Devonshire; † 1476 in Gloucestershire) war ein englischer politischer Schriftsteller in der Renaissance. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
John the Faster — • Patriarch of Constantinople (John IV, 582 595), famous chiefly through his assumption of the title ecumenical patriarch ; d. 2 September, 595 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. John the Faster … Catholic encyclopedia
John Fortescue (disambiguation) — John Fortescue may refer to: * Sir John Fortescue (c. 1394 c. 1476), English lawyer * Sir John Fortescue of Salden (1531 or 1533 – 1607), third Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, serving from 1589 until 1603 * Sir John William Fortescue… … Wikipedia
John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley — John Byrne Leicester Warren, 3rd and last Baron De Tabley (26 April 1835 22 November 1895) was an English poet, numismatist, botanist and an authority on bookplates.He was eldest son of George Fleming Leicester (afterwards Warren), 2nd Baron De… … Wikipedia
John Creasey — (* 17. September 1908 in Southfields (Grafschaft Surrey); † 9. Juni 1973 in New Hall, Bodenham (Salisbury, Grafschaft Wiltshire)) war ein englischer Schriftsteller. Er galt als extrem produktiv und schrieb unter vielen verschiedenen Pseudonymen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fortescue — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Legeyt Fortescue (1876–1936), kanadischer Ingenieur Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale (1872−1945), englische Künstlerin John Fortescue (1394–1476), englischer politischer Schriftsteller in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Fortescue — Sir John Fortescue (vers 1394 vers 1476), jurisconsulte anglais. Il était en 1442 grand juge du banc du roi. Il jouit de la faveur de Henri VI d Angleterre, qui le nomma chancelier, mais il perdit tout crédit à l avènement d Edouard IV d… … Wikipédia en Français
Fortescue — [ fɔːtɪskjuː], alte englische Familie, die 1789 den Titel eines Earl of Fortescue erhielt. Bekannt v. a.: Sir John, Jurist, * Norris (Somerset) um 1394, ✝ Ebrington (bei Stratford upon Avon) um 1476/79; hoher Richter, stand in den… … Universal-Lexikon