Hamo Hethe

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name =Hamo Hethe


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Rochester
Title = Bishop of Rochester
Period = 1317–1352
Predecessor = Thomas Wouldham
Successor =John Sheppey
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date of death =May 4 1352
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Hamo Hethe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. He was elected on 18 March 1317 and consecrated on August 26 1319. He resigned the see in early 1352 before his death on 4 May 1352.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 248]

Hamo, along with Archbishop Melton, Thomas Cobham and Stephen de Gravesend, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.Weir "Queen Isabella" p. 257]

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References

*Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
*Weir, Alison "Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England" New York: Ballantine 2005 ISBN 0-345-45319-0

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DATE OF DEATH=May 4, 1352
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