William de Spynie

William de Spynie

William de Spynie (d. 1406) was a Scottish prelate. He was a canon of Moray by 1363 and Precentor (Chanter) of Aberdeen in 1371. By 1372 x 1373, he had exchanged the latter position with William Boyl for the Precentorship of Moray. He had become Dean of Aberdeen by 1388. It is possible he had become Dean of Dunkeld in 1397, though this may be a mistake in the source, "Aberdeen" rather than "Dunkeld" being meant. At any rate, in that year he was elected to be the new Bishop of Moray. He travelled to France and on September 16, 1397, was consecrated as Bishop.

William de Spynie's episcopate, like that of his predecessor Alexander Bur's, suffered amid the political insecurity in this part of Scotland. Alexander of Lochaber, brother of Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles, had been using his role as "protector" of Moray, assigned to him by his brother and the absentee Earl, to further his own lordship. This included granting episcopal lands to his military followers. Tension gradually mounted, and on July 3, 1402, Alexander burned much of the town of Elgin and plundered Elgin Cathedral. Bishop William excommunicated Alexander, and later in the year Alexander came to Spynie seeking forgiveness and bearing a gift of a large golden candle. Alexander was thereafter absolved.

Bishop William died at Elgin on August 2, 1406. He was buried in the choir.

References

* Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912), p. 156
* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1924), p. 142
*Oram, Richard, "The Lordship of the Isles, 1336-1545", in Donald Omand (ed.) "The Argyll Book", (Edinburgh, 2005), pp. 123-39
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 7, 10, 103, 215, 222


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Spynie Palace — p3 Spynie Palace Der David’s Tower mit Teilen der Ruine Entstehungszeit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William I, Lord of Douglas — William of Douglas (d.c.1214) was a Medieval Scottish nobleman.Enigmatic OriginsThe origins of William are uncertain, the first of the name of Douglas to appear on historic record. He appears as witness to a charter of Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow… …   Wikipedia

  • William Hay (bishop) — William Hay (February 17, 1647 ndash; March 17, 1707, Castlehill, Scotland) was a Scottish clergyman and prelate. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen. He entered the church, receiving holy orders from Patrick Scougal, Bishop of Aberdeen …   Wikipedia

  • Spynie Palace — Infobox Military Structure name=Spynie Palace partof= location=Spynie, Nr Elgin, Moray, Scotland coordinates=coord|57|40|34|N|03|17|29|W caption= type=Keep with curtain wall code= built=1st c1150 2nd c1250 builder=Bishop of Moray… …   Wikipedia

  • Columba de Dunbar — Bishop of Moray See Diocese of Moray In Office 1422–1435 Predecessor …   Wikipedia

  • David Stewart (bishop) — David Stewart Bishop of Moray Church Roman Catholic Church See Diocese of Moray In Office 1462–1476 Predecessor …   Wikipedia

  • Alexander Bur — infobox bishopbiog name = Alexander Bur Seal of Alexander Bur. religion=Roman Catholic Church See = Diocese of Moray Title = Bishop of Moray Period = 1362 mdash;1397 consecration = Early 1363 Predecessor = John de Pilmuir Successor = William de… …   Wikipedia

  • Dean of Moray — The Dean of Moray was the head of the cathedral chapter of the diocese of Moray, north central Scotland, based at Elgin Cathedral. The diocese of Moray is first known to have had a dean from a document dating between 1207 and 1208, and its first… …   Wikipedia

  • Colin Falconer (bishop) — This article is about the bishop. For the writer, see Colin Falconer (writer). For other people named Falconer, see Falconer (surname). Colin Falconer (1623–1686) was a 17th century Scottish minister and bishop. Born in 1623, he was the son of… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Bischöfe von Moray — Die folgenden Personen bekleideten das Amt des Bischof von Moray (Schottland): 1114x1120–1127x1131 Gregor 1152x1153–1162 Wilhelm 1164x1166–1171 Felix 1171–1184 Simon de Tosny 1187–1203 Richard de Lincoln 1203–1222 Bricius de Douglas 1222–1242… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”