Burnet, Gilbert
Record IDcnp01443982
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01443982
Gendermale
Biographical Data1643 - 1715
Last Edit2024-02-08
General Note
Va ser bisbe de Salisbury i membre de l'orde de cavalleria The Most Noble order of the Garter, a l'escut podem llegir la divisa de l'orde, Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Prelaat.
Évêque de Salisbury. Historien et théologien. Titre uniforme associé: Examen de la religion.
Obispos.
Bishop of Salisbury, historian and theologian. Born Edinburgh, 1643. Educated by his father at Dalkeith and Crimond, Aberdeenshire 1648-52. Sent to Marischal Coll., aged 9, but still lived at home with his strict father as his "chieff tutor". Grad. M.A., 1657, aged 13. Studied at the court of justice in Edinburgh for a year before deciding to study divinity at home til 1661. Licensed to preach by his 18th birthday. Began to read moral philosophy after his father's death. Journeyed to London 1661 after the arrest of his uncle, returned 1663 after his execution. Travelled in Europe 1664. Returned to Scotland and lived with Sir Robert Fletcher, educating his sons. Minister of Saltoun 1665, continued his studies whilst there. Active role in promoting church policy of indulgence 1667-9. Professor of divinity at University of Glasgow, 1669-74. Became engaged in historical writing from 1669. Offered a bishopric 1671, but declined as he felt he was too young. Presented to the king 1673 on a visit to London, made a royal chaplain but struck off again on a visit in 1674 after losing favour. Did not return from his visit to London in 1674. Anxious to prove loyalty to the king through his sermons 1674-5. Chaplain to the Rolls Chapel 1675. Appointed Thursday lecturer at St Clement Danes 1675. Devoted himself to preaching and writing til 1685. Close relationship with leading latitudinarians in London. Wrote a History of the Reformation of the Church of England, published 1679, very successful and well received. D.D., Oxford 1680. Began to study natural philosophy and chemistry 1682. Friends of his implicated in the Rye Plot, which drew the enmity of the king, June 1683. Travelled to France Aug-Nov 1683, on his return discovered he had been removed from his posts at St Clement Danes and the Rolls Chapel. Began work on literary projects. Left England for France again May 1685, shortly before his wife died. Travelled into Switzerland, then Italy for a few months, then back through France, Switzerland, Germany, arrived in the Netherlands in May 1686. Invited to the Hague, where he was in favour with the prince and princess of Orange, although he was dismissed from their court as it enraged James II. Prosecution for high treason launched 1687 (possibly to stop his forthcoming marriage), naturalized by the states of Holland to protect him. Outlawed 1687 and extradition demanded, Holland refused. Chaplain to the prince of Orange, 1688. Sailed for England in the prince's expedition 1688. Served a variety of roles to the prince after the invasion of England. Chosen to preach the coronation sermon of William III and Mary II in April 1689. Appointed royal chaplain and clerk of the royal closet 1689. Appointed Bishop of Salisbury 1689. Wrote A Discourse of the Pastoral Care 1691/2, to encourage dissenters back into the Church. Tutor to the Duke of Gloucester 1698-1700. Out of favour with Queen Anne in 1702. Controversially voted against the Occasional Conformity Bill 1702. Withdrew from society after the death of his third wife in 1709. Preached to George I 1714. Died London, 1715. Left legacies to Marischal Coll., and the parish of Saltoun. See also TA011464.
Engl. anglikan. Theologe und Historiker schottischer Herkunft; Prof. theol. an der Univ. Glasgow; Bischof von Salisbury.
More Information
Further Biographical Data1643-1715
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityPersonen zu Kirchengeschichte, Systematischer und Praktischer Theologie, Kirche und Konfession (3.6p) (sswd)
Bischof (gnd)
Historiker (gnd)
Schriftsteller (gnd)
Bisbe
Bishop
Obispo
Hochschullehrer (gnd)
Pfarrer (gnd)
Theologe (gnd)
CountryGreat Britain
Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)
NationalityBritish
Sign, Mark, Device etc.Descripció/Transcripció: Gilbert Burnet Lord Bishop of Salisbury Chancellor of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Datació: S. XVII/XVIII – Coat of Arms Image
Tipus de marca: Escuts. -- Escudos. -- Coats of arms Sign, Mark, Device etc.Descripció/Transcripció: Gilbert Burnet Lord Bishop of Salisbury Chancellor of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Datació: S. XVII/XVIII. – Exlibris Image: Bookplates Sign, Mark, Device etc.Descripció/Transcripció: Gilbert Burnet Lord Bishop of Salisbury Chancellor of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Datació: S. XVII/XVIII. – Image: Bookplates
Related Entries
ParentBurnet, Rachel
Beziehung familiaer. -- Mutter, geb. Johnston
Burnet, Robert (1592 - 1661)
Beziehung familiaer. -- Vater
See alsoBurnet, Alexander
Beziehung familiaer. -- Onkel
Burnet, James
Beziehung familiaer. -- Onkel
Burnet, Thomas
Beziehung familiaer. -- Onkel
Johnston, Archibald
Beziehung familiaer. -- Schwager
Names
HeadingBurnet, Gilbert
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Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715
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Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury
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Gilbertus, Sarisburiensis
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Burnet, Guillaume
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Sources
Found inLCAuth. — BLGC. — DNB. — BL online. — LOC. — BN Cat. gén.. — LC/NAF, 23 ag. 2010 (enc.: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715). — B 1996. — M. — WBIS. — DbA II 206, 157. — BAB I 115, 410-428. — LCNA(AACR2). — GK55. — NUC. — Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Burnet
Imprint SourcesA Bibliography of Dr. Henry Sacheverell / F. Madan.- 1884
The History of the Reformation of the Church of England / by Gilbert Burnet, 1681
Sermon preché en presence de Sa Majesté britannique à Wihtehall... Par monseigneur l'evêque de Salisbury, 1698
An abridgment of bishop Burnet's History of his own times / by Thomas Stackhouse. - London, 1922.
Des ... D. Gilberti Burnets ... Durch die Schweitz, Italien ... Reise ... - 1688
The History Of The Reformation Of The Church Of England. - 1679
De citatie van Gilbert Burnet, predikant, om hem te komen verantwoorden in Schotland, den 27 Juny, oude stijl, wegens de beschuldiginge van hoog-verraat, met sijn antwoorde, en drie brieven, door hem, dieshalven, geschreven aan den Graaf van Midletoune, Sijn Majesteyts Secretaris van staat / In d'Engelsche tale gesteld en uytgegeven door den gemelden G. Burnet, en nu in Duyts vertaald, 1687
Historia reformationis ecclesiae Anglicanae, in duas partes divisa, 1689
De ware bekeringe en violente vervolgingen van Eva... / By Gilbert Burnet. ; Translated from the Engli..., 1681
Histoire de ce qui s'est passé de plus mémorab..., 1735