William Middleton (bishop)
William Middleton | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
Elected | 24 February 1278 |
Installed | 27 November 1278 |
Term ended | either 31 August or 1 September 1288 |
Predecessor | Roger Skerning |
Successor | Ralph Walpole |
Other posts | Archdeacon of Canterbury |
Orders | |
Consecration | 29 May 1278 |
Personal details | |
Died | either 31 August or 1 September 1288 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Profession | previously clerk; also administrator |
William Middleton (or William de Middleton; died 31 August or 1 September 1288) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Life
Middleton began his career as a clerk in the Jewish exchequer in 1265. He was given custody of the rolls in 1276, and in 1277 was at the French royal court.[1] He was an official of Canterbury when he was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury by Archbishop Robert Kilwardby in October 1275. He may also have held a prebend in the diocese of London.[2]
Middleton was elected on 24 February 1278 and was consecrated on 29 May 1278. He was enthroned at Norwich Cathedral on 27 November 1278.[3] He continued to work on royal administrative business after his election and consecration.[1]
In July 1287 Middleton was appointed to the offices of Seneschal of Gascony and Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine.[4] He died 31 August[3] or 1 September 1288.[5]
Citations
^ ab Pegues "Clericus in Legal Administration" English Historical Review p. 548
^ British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 29 October 2007
^ ab British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
^ "Principal Office Holders in the Duchy" and "King's Lieutenants in the Duchy (1278–1453)", The Gascon Rolls Project (1317–1468).
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
References
British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 29 October 2007
British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
Pegues, Frank (October 1956). "The Clericus in the Legal Administration of Thirteenth-Century England". The English Historical Review. 71 (281): 529–559. doi:10.1093/ehr/LXXI.281.529.
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Preceded by Roger Skerning | Bishop of Norwich 1278–1288 | Succeeded by Ralph Walpole |