William de Taunton

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name =William de Taunton


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Winchester
Title = Bishop of Winchester-elect
Period = 1261–1262
Predecessor = Andrew of London
Successor =John Gervais
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William de Taunton was a medieval Bishop of Winchester elect.

Life

He was a monk of Winchester Cathedral before becoming Prior of Winchester in 1250. He was expelled from the office of prior in 1255 by Aymer de Valence, Bishop of Winchester and replaced by Andrew of London. However, he was named abbot of Milton Abbey before December 6 1256. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33877 British History Online Priors of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007] In 1261, he received a majority of the votes of the chapter of Winchester in an election to become Bishop of Winchester, but a minority selected Andrew of London and both men appealed to Pope Alexander IV and Pope Urban IV. Urban quashed the elections of both men sometime before June 22 1262. William, however, received a dispensation for illegitimacy from the pope on July 6 1262. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876 British History Online Bishops of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007]

ee also

* List of bishops of Winchester

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876 British History Online Bishops of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33877 British History Online Priors of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007

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