Roger de Meyland
Roger de Meyland[lower-alpha 1] (died 1295) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England.
Roger de Meyland | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
| Elected | January 1257 |
| Term ended | 16 December 1295 |
| Predecessor | Roger Weseham |
| Successor | Walter Langton |
| Other posts | papal chaplain |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 March 1258 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 16 December 1295 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Roger was a cousin of King Henry III of England, although the exact relationship is unclear.[1] Roger was born c. 1215, and may have been a son of William de Longespee, uncle of Henry III. Little is known of his early career, and he first appears in 1257 as a canon of Lichfield and a papal chaplain.[2] He was elected in January 1257, and consecrated on 10 March 1258.[3] His election was probably due to the influence of Richard of Cornwall, King Henry's brother, whom Roger later accompanied to Germany, where Richard had been elected king.[2]
Roger was High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1271.
Roger died on 16 December 1295.[3]
Notes
- Or Roger de Longespée, Roger de Meuland, Roger Longespee or Roger de Molend
Citations
- Moorman Church Life in England p. 159
- Carpenter "Meuland, Roger de" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 253
References
- Carpenter, D. A. (2004). "Meuland, Roger de (c.1215–1295)" ((subscription or UK public library membership required)). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37908.
- 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.
- Moorman, John R. H. (1955). Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century (Revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 213820968.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William de L'Isle |
Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1271–1273 |
Succeeded by Gilbert de Kirkby |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Roger Weseham |
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1257–1295 |
Succeeded by Walter Langton |
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