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Thomas More

A humanist, the author of Utopia and Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor. His refusal to accept the king’s religious supremacy led to his execution and subsequent canonisation.

1478 – 1535Humanist, writer and Lord ChancellorNo identified house · ES

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Contemporary portraitSir Thomas MoreHans Holbein the Younger · Sixteenth centuryGoogle Art Project / WikimediaPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 7 February 1478 Documented

Death: 6 July 1535 Documented

Role: Humanist, writer and Lord Chancellor

Other recorded names: Saint Thomas More

Dynasty: No identified house · ES

Territories: England (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

No direct relationships are recorded for this person.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

2 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
7 February 1478
The authority record gives the birth as 1478-02-07.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · More, Thomas · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
6 July 1535
The authority record gives the death as 1535-07-06.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · More, Thomas · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (3)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.