Nicholas de Aquila

Nicholas de Aquila
Bishop of Chichester elect
See	Diocese of Chichester
Appointed	1209
Quashed	circa 1214
Predecessor	Simon of Wells
Successor	Richard Poore
Other posts	Dean of Chichester
Personal details
Died	after 26 May 1220
Denomination	Catholic

Nicholas de Aquila (or Nicholas de l'Aigle or Gilbert de l'Aigle;^[1] died after 1220) was a medieval Bishop of Chichester-elect.

Life

Aquila was a canon lawyer and probably a member of the Laigle family.^[2] He may be the mastter of the school at Avranches in 1198, but was Dean of Chichester before February 1201.^[3] He was nominated as bishop in 1209, but was never consecrated. His election was quashed about 1214.^[4] He was named Dean of Avranches by 1211 and died sometime after 26 May 1220.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Richardson and Sayles Governance of Mediaeval England p. 355
2. ^ British History Online Bishops of Chichester
3. ^ ^{a b} British History Online Deans of Chichester
4. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239

References

• British History Online Bishops of Chichester accessed on 20 October 2007
• British History Online Deans of Chichester accessed on 20 October 2007
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
• Richardson, H. G.; Sayles, G. O. (1963). The Governance of Mediaeval England. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press. 

Further reading

• Boyle, Leonard E. (1983). "The Beginnings of Legal Studies at Oxford". Viator 14: 107–132. doi:10.1484/J.VIATOR.2.301453. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Simon of Wells	Bishop of Chichester election quashed 1209–1214	Succeeded by Richard Poore

Persondata
Name	Aquila, Nicholas de
Alternative names	l'Aigle, Nicholas de; l'Aigle, Gilbert de
Short description	Bishop of Chichester elect
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	after 1220
Place of death