George de Athequa

George de Athequa

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name = George de Athequa


religion =Roman Catholic
See =Diocese of Llandaff
Title =Bishop of Llandaff
Period = 1517–1537
Predecessor = Miles Salley
Successor =Robert Holgate
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date of birth =
place of birth =Spain
date of death =1537
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George de Athequa was a Bishop of Llandaff in the early days of the Reformation. A Spaniard by birth, he was chaplain to Queen Catharine of Aragon, with whom he left Spain for England. He died in March 1537.

He alienated property from the see of Llandaff, notably the bishop's manor at Nash.


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