Peter des Roches
13th-century Bishop of Winchester and Justiciar of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter des Roches (died 9 June 1238) (Latinised as Petrus de Rupibus ("Peter from the rocks")) was bishop of Winchester in the reigns of King John of England and his son Henry III. He was not an Englishman, but rather a native of the Touraine, in north-central France.[1][2]
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Peter des Roches | |
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Bishop of Winchester | |
Appointed | 1205 |
Term ended | 9 June 1238 |
Predecessor | Richard Poore |
Successor | Ralph Neville |
Other post(s) | Precentor of Lincoln Archdeacon of Poitiers |
Orders | |
Consecration | 24 March 1206 by Pope Innocent III |
Personal details | |
Died | 9 June 1238 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Chief Justiciar of England | |
In office 1213āc.ā1215 | |
Monarchs | John Henry III |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Fitz Peter |
Succeeded by | Hubert de Burgh |
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