Robert de Stretton
14th-century Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert de Stretton (died 1385) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield following the death of Roger Northburgh in 1358.[1] A client of Edward, the Black Prince, he became a "notorious figure"[2] because it was alleged that he was illiterate, although this is now largely discounted as unlikely, as he was a relatively efficient administrator.[3]
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Robert de Stretton | |
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Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
Archdiocese | Province of Canterbury |
Elected | 30 November 1358 |
Term ended | 28 March 1385 |
Predecessor | Roger Northburgh |
Successor | Walter Skirlaw |
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Ordination | before May 1349 |
Consecration | 27 September 1360 by Michael Northburgh, Bishop of London, John Sheppey, Bishop of Rochester |
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Born | |
Died | 28 March 1385 Haywood manor, Staffordshire |
Buried | St Andrew's Chapel, Lichfield Cathedral |
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Confessor to Edward, the Black Prince |
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