William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise

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name = William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of London
Title = Bishop of London
Period = 1198–1221
Predecessor = Richard FitzNeal
Successor =Eustace of Fauconberg
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post =Dean of St Martin le Grand
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date of death =27 March 1224
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William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise (or William de St Mariæ Ecclesiâ or William of Saint Mere Eglise) was a medieval Bishop of London.

Life

His family originated in Manche in France, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on 29 October 2007] and he held the prebend of Ealdstreet in the diocese of London as well as being dean of St Martin le Grand in London. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33819 British History Online Prebends of Ealdstreet] accessed on 29 October 2007] He also held a prebend in the diocese of York.

In 1193, William, along with the bishop of Salisbury Hubert Walter, found King Richard I of England where he was being held captive at Ochsenfurt in Germany. He was also named the clerk of the exchequer who was responsible for overseeing the Jewish moneylenders, and worked in Walter's new system of supervision to reduce fraud.Stacey "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28633 Online Edition] accessed 8 November 2007]

He was elected to the see of London on 16 September 1198 and consecrated on 23 May 1199. He resigned the see on 25 January 1221 and retired to the Augustinian priory of St. Osyth's.Turner "Religious Patronage" "Albion" p. 12] He died on 27 March 1224.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 239]

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on 29 October 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33819 British History Online Prebends of Ealdstreet] accessed on 29 October 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
* Stacey, Robert C. "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28633 Online Edition] accessed 8 November 2007
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NAME= William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= St Mariæ Ecclesiâ, William de; William of Saint Mere Eglise
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of London
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DATE OF DEATH=27 March 1224
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