William Strickland (bishop)

For other people named William Strickland, see William Strickland (disambiguation).

William Strickland (died 1419) was an English priest and sometime Rector of St. Mary's Church, Horncastle who served as Bishop of Carlisle from 1400 until 1419. He was appointed by Pope Boniface IX, but not initially accepted by King Henry IV, although he did confirm the appointment after the chapter had elected him.^{[citation needed]} He was consecrated on 15 August 1400.^[1] Strickland was one of the commissioners who negotiated peace with Scotland in 1401.

William Strickland
Bishop of Carlisle
Appointed	before 15 August 1400
Term ended	30 August 1419
Predecessor	Thomas Merke
Successor	Roger Whelpdale
Orders
Consecration	15 August 1400
Personal details
Died	30 August 1419
Denomination	Catholic

Early in life he had been married to Isabel, daughter and heiress of Thomas de Warthecopp, of that place, and Margaret his wife, by whom he had a daughter Margaret.^[2] This Margaret married twice, first to Sir John de Derwentwater, and secondly to Sir Robert de Lowther. By these two marriages she had at least ten children, more probably eleven.

Strickland died on 30 August 1419.^[1]

Citations

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 235
2. The Parentage of Bishop Strickland. By the late P. A. Wilson http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-2055-1/dissemination/pdf/Article_Level_Pdf/tcwaas/002/1982/vol82/tcwaas_002_1982_vol82_0010.pdf

References

• 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.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Merke	Bishop of Carlisle 1400–1419	Succeeded by Roger Whelpdale