Hugh de Pateshull

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name =Hugh de Pateschull


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
Period = 1239–1241
Predecessor = William de Manchester
Successor =Richard Crassus
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date of death =December 1241
place of death =Potterspury

Hugh de Pateshull (or Hugh Pattishall or Hugh Pateshull) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.

He was the son of Simon of Pattishall and Simon's wife Amice. Simon was a royal justice. Hugh was a royal clerk and a clerk of the exchequer,Franklin "Pattishall , Hugh of (d. 1241)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"] having custody of the Exchequer seal, held to be a precursor office to the Chancellorship of the Exchequer.Vincent "Origins of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer" "English Historical Review" p. 109] Hugh was a canon of St. Paul's when he was selected to be Lord High Treasurer in 1234, holding that office until 1240.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 103]

He was elected bishop in 1239, and consecrated on 1 July 1240. He died on 7 December or 8 December 1241.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 253] He died at Potterspury and was buried in Lichfield Cathedral.

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References

* Franklin, M. J. "Pattishall , Hugh of (d. 1241)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21540 Online Edition] accessed 15 January 2008
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Coventry
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DATE OF DEATH=December 1241
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