Peter of Aigueblanche

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name = Peter of Aigueblanche


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Hereford
Title = Bishop of Hereford
Period = 1240–1268
Predecessor = Michael
Successor =John de Breton
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post =Archdeacon of Shropshire
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date of death =November 27 1268
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Peter of Aigueblanche or Peter of Aquablanca (died November 27 1268), bishop of Hereford, belonged to a noble family of Savoy and came to England in 1236 with his master, William of Savoy, bishop of Valence, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34428 British History Online Archdeacons of Shropshire] accessed on October 26, 2007] being in attendance on Eleanor of Provence, the bride of Henry III.

A year or two later he is found residing permanently in England as a member of the king's court; before 1239 he was archdeacon of Shropshire, and on August 24 1240 he was chosen bishop of Hereford, and was consecrated on December 23 1240Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 250] at St. Paul's in London. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34422 British History Online Bishops of Hereford] accessed on October 26, 2007] In 1255 Peter acted as Henry's principal agent in the matter of accepting the kingdom of Sicily from Pope Alexander IV for his son Edmund, and his rapacious and dishonest methods of raising money for this foolish enterprise added not a little to the unpopularity which surrounded the king and his foreign favourites.

When civil war broke out between Henry and his barons the bishop remained loyal to his master, and whilst residing, almost for the first time, at Hereford he was taken prisoner in May 1263. He was, however, released when the king and his enemies came to terms, and after a stay in France he retired to Savoy, where he died on November 27 1268.

While bishop, he founded a church in Savoy, at Aiguebelle, where he established the liturgy of the mass that was then in use in his bishopric, the Use of Hereford. This was unusual, because most churches in Italy or Savoy used the Roman Rite instead.Swanson "Religion and Devotion" pp. 95-96]

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* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34428 British History Online Archdeacons of Shropshire] accessed on October 26, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34422 British History Online Bishops of Hereford] accessed on October 26, 2007
* Mugnier, François, "Les Savoyards en Angleterre au XIII' siècle et Pierre d'igueblanche" (Chambery, 1890).
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