Following the council, he was ordained bishop of Foligno on the recommendation of Reginald Pole.

(The last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury was Reginald Pole, who died in 1558.)

Reginald Pole, what news hath plagued thy heart?

Considered papabile in the papal conclave (1549-1550), he was initially running second in votes to Reginald Pole.

Reginald Pole died in London on 17 November 1558, at about 7:00pm, nearly twelve hours after Queen Mary's death from illness.

In May 1536, Reginald Pole finally and definitively broke with the king.

According to Reginald Pole, Gardiner's book is written with the highest art, but that the arguments are weak.

For example, in the 16th century, Reginald Pole was a cardinal for 18 years before he was ordained a priest.

(Reginald Pole was a Catholic exile and a second cousin once removed of Neville).

After her death in 1771 he married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Reginald Pole, in 1772.