- Richard de Beaumis
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name =Richard de Beaumis
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of London
Title =Bishop of London
Period = 1108–1127
Predecessor = Maurice
Successor =Gilbert Universalis
ordination =June 14 1108
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post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =probablyJanuary 16 1127
place of death =Richard de Beaumis (or Richard de Belmis I) was a medieval
Bishop of London .Life
His family came from
Beaumais-sur-Dive in theCalvados region ofNormandy . [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on October 28, 2007] He was elected to thesee of London onMay 24 1108 .Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 239] His ordination as a priest took place onJune 14 1108 , a little over a month before he was consecrated as abishop onJuly 26 1108 . He served as the justiciar for KingHenry I of England at Shrewsbury, where he oversaw Welsh affairs.Crouch "Reign of King Stephen" p. 55] He had a reputation as an expert on legal matters.Williams "English and the Norman Conquest" p. 157] He died in 1127, with his death being commemorated onJanuary 16 , so he probably died on that date. His nephewRichard de Beaumis II was later Bishop of London and another nephew wasarchdeacon of Essex in the diocese of London. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33803 British History Online Archdeacons of Essex] accessed on October 29, 2007] He had two sons, Walter and William. Walter was a canon of London, holding the prebend of Newington, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33828 British History Online Prebends of Newington] accessed on October 29, 2007] and William wasArchdeacon of London . [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33802 British History Online Archdeacons of London] accessed on October 29, 2007] On his deathbed, he confessed that he had lied about his tenure of a manor, previously testifying that the held it in fee, when in reality he had it under a lease.Crouch "Troubled Deathbeds" "Albion" p. 34]Notes
References
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33803 British History Online Archdeacons of Essex] accessed on October 29, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33802 British History Online Archdeacons of London] accessed on October 29, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on October 28, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33828 British History Online Prebends of Newington] accessed on October 29, 2007
* Crouch, David "The Reign of King Stephen: 1135-1154" Harlow, Essex: Longman Pearson 2000 ISBN 0-582-22657-0
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* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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NAME=Beaumis, Richard de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Belmis, Richard de
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of London
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=January 16, 1127
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