Robert Neville (bishop)
Robert Neville (1404 – 8 or 9 July 1457) was an English prelate who served as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.[2] He was also a provost of Beverley. He was born at Raby Castle.[3] His father was Ralph Neville and his mother was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt.[2] He was thus a highly placed member of the English aristocracy.
Robert Neville | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Appointed | 27 January 1438 |
Term ended | 8 or 9 July 1457 |
Predecessor | Thomas Langley |
Successor | Laurence Booth |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 October 1427 |
Personal details | |
Born | Raby, Durham[1] |
Died | 8 or 9 July 1457 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post | Bishop of Salisbury |
Neville was nominated Bishop of Salisbury on 9 July 1427, and consecrated on 26 October 1427. He was then translated to Durham on 27 January 1438.[4]
Neville died on 8 July 1457.[5]
Citations
- Tudor Place
- Pollard 2008.
- Bishop Robert Neville at Mocavo: Jacob's Ladder; Direct Ancestors; Family Trees
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Pollard, A.J. (2008). "Neville, Robert (1404–1457), bishop of Durham". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19962. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by John Chandler |
Bishop of Salisbury 1427–1438 |
Succeeded by William Ayscough |
Preceded by Thomas Langley |
Bishop of Durham 1437–1457 |
Succeeded by Laurence Booth |
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