Henry of Sandwich

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name = Henry of Sandwich


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of London
Title = Bishop of London
Period = 1263–1273
Predecessor = Richard Talbot
Successor =John Chishull
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post =Prebendary of Weldland
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date of death =September 15 1273
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Henry of Sandwich was a medieval Bishop of London.

Life

He was the son of Henry of Sandwich, a knight from Sandwich, Kent. He held the prebend of Weldland in the diocese of London. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on October 29, 2007]

He was elected November 13 1262 and consecrated on May 27 1263. He was suspended from office on December 1 1265 but was reinstated by Pope Gregory X on May 31 1272. He returned to England from exile on January 31 1273.

He died on September 15 1273.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 October 29, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

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DATE OF DEATH=September 15, 1273
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