Roger de Meyland

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name =Roger de Meyland


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
Period = 1257–1295
Predecessor = Roger Weseham
Successor =Walter Langton
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date of death =16 December 1295
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Roger de Meyland (or Roger de Longespée, Roger de Meuland, Roger Longespee or Roger de Molend) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England.

Roger was a cousin of King Henry III of England, although the exact relationship is unclear.Moorman "Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century" p. 159] Roger was born circa 1215, and may have been a son of William de Longespee, uncle of Henry III. Little is known of his early career, and he first appears in 1257 as a canon of Lichfield and a papal chaplain. Carpenter "Meuland , Roger de (c.1215–1295)" rev. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"] He was elected in January of 1257, and consecrated on 10 March 1258.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 253] His election was probably due to the influence of Richard of Cornwall, King Henry's brother, whom Roger later accompanied to Germany, where Richard had been elected king.

He died on 16 December 1295.

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References

* Carpenter, D. A. "Meuland , Roger de (c.1215–1295)" rev. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37908 Online Edition] accessed 15 January 2008
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* Moorman, John R. H. "Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century" Revised Edition Cambridge:Cambridge University Press 1955

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NAME=Meyland, Roger de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Longespée, Roger de; Longespee, Roger;Molend, Roger de; Meuland, Roger de
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Coventry
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DATE OF DEATH=16 December 1295
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