William of Sainte-Mère-Église
William of Sainte-Mère-Église | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Elected | 16 September 1198 |
| Term ended | 25 January 1221 resigned |
| Predecessor | Richard FitzNeal |
| Successor | Eustace of Fauconberg |
| Other post(s) | Dean of St Martin le Grand |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 27 March 1224 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
William of Sainte-Mère-Église (or William de St Mariæ Ecclesiâ or William of Saint Mere Eglise) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Life
William's family originated in Manche in France,[1] and he held the prebend of Ealdstreet in the diocese of London as well as being dean of St Martin le Grand in London.[2] He also held a prebend in the diocese of York.[1]
In 1193, William, along with the bishop of Salisbury Hubert Walter, found King Richard I of England where he was being held captive at Ochsenfurt in Germany. He was also named the clerk of the exchequer who was responsible for overseeing the Jewish moneylenders, and worked in Walter's new system of supervision to reduce fraud.[3]
William was elected to the see of London on 16 September 1198 and consecrated on 23 May 1199. He resigned the see on 25 January 1221[4] and retired to the Augustinian priory of St Osyth's.[5] He died on 27 March 1224.[1][4]
Notes
- ^ a b c British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 29 October 2007
- ^ British History Online Prebends of Ealdstreet accessed on 29 October 2007
- ^ Stacey "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed 8 November 2007
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
- ^ Turner "Religious Patronage" Albion p. 12
References
- British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 29 October 2007
- British History Online Prebends of Ealdstreet accessed on 29 October 2007
- Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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- Turner, Ralph V. (1986). "Religious Patronage of Angevin Royal Administrators, c. 1170–1239". Albion. 18 (1): 1–21. doi:10.2307/4048700. JSTOR 4048700.
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