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'''Robert de Stratford''' ([[circa|c.]] 1292&nbsp;– 9 April 1362) was an [[England|English]] bishop and was one of [[Edward III of England]]'s principal ministers.
'''Robert de Stratford''' ([[Wiktionary:circa|c.]] 1292&nbsp;– 9 April 1362) was an English bishop and was one of [[Edward III of England|Edward III]]'s principal ministers.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Stratford was born into the landed [[Stratford (family)|Stratford Family]] of [[Stratford-on-Avon]] around 1292. His father was another Robert and his mother was called Isabel. He was brother to [[John de Stratford]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]]) and possibly [[Henry de Stratford]] and [[Thomas de Stratford]], [[Archdeacon of Gloucester]] (he was certainly a relation to both), to the latter of whom he gifted the manor of [[Shottery]].<ref>'The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon: Manors', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 258-266. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57019 Date accessed: 29 May 2014.</ref> Robert senior has been identified as ‘Master’ Robert, co-founder and first master of the hospital of St Cross within the town, but in view of the title magister and the celibate status required, this appears unlikely. The family was related to the Hattons, important men in the town, [[Ralph Stratford|Ralph Hatton]] ‘of Stratford’, the future bishop of London, being John's nephew. He was also a relative of Sir [[Andrew Stratford|Andrew De Stratford]].<ref>Blomefield and Parkin ''An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk'' pp. 390</ref><ref name="oxforddnb.com">Roy Martin Haines, ‘Stratford, Robert (c.1292–1362)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26648, accessed 28 May 2014]</ref>
Stratford was born into the landed [[Stratford (family)|Stratford family]] of [[Stratford-on-Avon]] around 1292. His father was another Robert and his mother was called Isabel. He was brother to [[John de Stratford]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]]) and possibly [[Henry de Stratford]] and [[Thomas de Stratford]], [[Archdeacon of Gloucester]] (he was certainly a relation to both), to the latter of whom he gifted the manor of [[Shottery]].<ref>'The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon: Manors', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 258-266. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57019 Date accessed: 29 May 2014.</ref> Robert senior has been identified as ‘Master’ Robert, co-founder and first master of the hospital of St Cross within the town, but in view of the title magister and the celibate status required, this appears unlikely. The family was related to the Hattons, important men in the town, [[Ralph Stratford|Ralph Hatton]] ‘of Stratford’, the future bishop of London, being John's nephew. He was also a relative of Sir [[Andrew Stratford|Andrew De Stratford]].<ref>Blomefield and Parkin ''An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk'' pp. 390</ref><ref name="oxforddnb.com">Roy Martin Haines, ‘Stratford, Robert (c.1292–1362)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26648, accessed 28 May 2014]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Stratford served for a time as deputy to his brother John.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26648| title=Stratford, Robert|first = Roy|last = Haines|accessdate = 2011-12-07}}</ref> From 1329 he served as [[Prebendaries of Aylesbury|Prebend of Aylesbury]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lipscomb|first=George|title=The history and antiquities of the county of Buckingham (1847)|url=https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti02lips}}</ref> and then from 1331 to 1334 he served as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and from March to July 1338 as [[Lord Chancellor]].<ref name=Handbook86>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 86</ref> He was dismissed as chancellor in 1338<ref name=Handbook86/> but regained the office for six months in 1340.
Stratford served for a time as deputy to his brother John.<ref>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26648| title=Stratford, Robert|first = Roy|last = Haines|access-date = 2011-12-07| doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/26648| year=2004}}</ref> From 1329 he served as [[Prebendaries of Aylesbury|Prebend of Aylesbury]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lipscomb|first=George|title=The history and antiquities of the county of Buckingham (1847)|url=https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti02lips|year=1847}}</ref> and then from 1331 to 1334 he served as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and from March to July 1338 as [[Lord Chancellor]].<ref name=Handbook86>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 86</ref> He was dismissed as chancellor in 1338<ref name=Handbook86/> but regained the office for six months in 1340.


From 1335 to 1338, Stratford was [[Chancellor of the University of Oxford|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="hibbert">{{cite book| title=[[The Encyclopaedia of Oxford]]|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|chapter=Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University|year=1988|pages=521–522|isbn=0-333-39917-X|editor-last=Hibbert|editor-first=Christopher|editor-link=Christopher Hibbert}}</ref>
From 1335 to 1338, Stratford was [[Chancellor of the University of Oxford|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="hibbert">{{cite book| title=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|chapter=Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University|year=1988|pages=521–522|isbn=0-333-39917-X|editor-last=Hibbert|editor-first=Christopher|editor-link=Christopher Hibbert|title-link=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford}}</ref>


From 1334–7, Stratford was [[Archdeacon of Canterbury]].<ref name="wood">{{cite book| title=The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford | first=Anthony | last=Wood | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1dbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA22 | chapter=Fasti Oxonienses | publisher=[[Google Books]]|year=1790|pages=22–23 }}</ref> He was elected [[Bishop of Chichester]] between 23 July and 18 August 1337, and was consecrated 30 November 1337.<ref name="Handbook239">Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 239.</ref>
From 1334 to 1337, Stratford was [[Archdeacon of Canterbury]].<ref name="wood">{{cite book| title=The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford | first=Anthony | last=Wood | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1dbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA22 | chapter=Fasti Oxonienses |year=1790|pages=22–23 }}</ref> He was elected [[Bishop of Chichester]] between 23 July and 18 August 1337, and was consecrated 30 November 1337.<ref name="Handbook239">Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 239.</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Stratford made his will and died at his manor of Aldingbourne in Sussex on 9 April 1362.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0VkMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=arms+AND+%22robert+de+Stratford%22&source=bl&ots=Vwt14A9BK9&sig=9XZNQl6WcBZTu1tsVzOOOaUsh9o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tbyBVbWpBsKhsAGShpWAAw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=arms%20AND%20%22robert%20de%20Stratford%22&f=false Dalloway, James. "A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1" 1815, p.53]</ref> Probate was granted on the 26th. His recumbent effigy lies in the south choir aisle of Chichester Cathedral.<ref name="oxforddnb.com"/>
Stratford made his will and died at his manor of Aldingbourne in Sussex on 9 April 1362.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0VkMAQAAMAAJ&dq=arms+AND+%22robert+de+Stratford%22&pg=PA53 Dalloway, James. "A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1" 1815, p.53]</ref> Probate was granted on the 26th. His recumbent effigy lies in the south choir aisle of Chichester Cathedral.<ref name="oxforddnb.com"/>


==Citations==
==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
* {{ODNBweb|id =26648| title= Stratford, Robert|first = Roy|last = Haines|accessdate = 2011-12-07}}
* {{ODNBweb|id =26648| title= Stratford, Robert|first = Roy|last = Haines}}
* {{cite book |last1=Fryde |first1=E. B. |last2=Greenway |first2=D. E. |last3=Porter |first3=S. |last4=Roy |first4=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }}
* {{cite book |last1=Fryde |first1=E. B. |last2=Greenway |first2=D. E. |last3=Porter |first3=S. |last4=Roy |first4=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }}


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Latest revision as of 15:19, 17 April 2024

Robert de Stratford
Bishop of Chichester
Tomb of Robert de Stratford in Chichester Cathedral
Electedbetween 23 July and 18 August 1337
Term ended9 April 1362
PredecessorJohn Langton
SuccessorWilliam Lenn
Orders
Consecration30 November 1337
Personal details
Bornc. 1292
Warwickshire
Died9 April 1362 (aged 69-70)
Aldingbourne, Sussex
DenominationCatholic
Coats of arms attributed to Robert de Stratford:
  • a) a fess humette between three trestles, argent
  • b) a fess humette or, between three trestles, argent[1]

Robert de Stratford (c. 1292 – 9 April 1362) was an English bishop and was one of Edward III's principal ministers.

Early life[edit]

Stratford was born into the landed Stratford family of Stratford-on-Avon around 1292. His father was another Robert and his mother was called Isabel. He was brother to John de Stratford (Archbishop of Canterbury) and possibly Henry de Stratford and Thomas de Stratford, Archdeacon of Gloucester (he was certainly a relation to both), to the latter of whom he gifted the manor of Shottery.[2] Robert senior has been identified as ‘Master’ Robert, co-founder and first master of the hospital of St Cross within the town, but in view of the title magister and the celibate status required, this appears unlikely. The family was related to the Hattons, important men in the town, Ralph Hatton ‘of Stratford’, the future bishop of London, being John's nephew. He was also a relative of Sir Andrew De Stratford.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Stratford served for a time as deputy to his brother John.[5] From 1329 he served as Prebend of Aylesbury[6] and then from 1331 to 1334 he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and from March to July 1338 as Lord Chancellor.[7] He was dismissed as chancellor in 1338[7] but regained the office for six months in 1340.

From 1335 to 1338, Stratford was Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[8]

From 1334 to 1337, Stratford was Archdeacon of Canterbury.[9] He was elected Bishop of Chichester between 23 July and 18 August 1337, and was consecrated 30 November 1337.[10]

Death[edit]

Stratford made his will and died at his manor of Aldingbourne in Sussex on 9 April 1362.[11] Probate was granted on the 26th. His recumbent effigy lies in the south choir aisle of Chichester Cathedral.[4]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Bedford, WK Riland. "The Blazon of Episcopacy" 1858
  2. ^ 'The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon: Manors', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 258-266. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57019 Date accessed: 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ Blomefield and Parkin An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk pp. 390
  4. ^ a b Roy Martin Haines, ‘Stratford, Robert (c.1292–1362)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 28 May 2014
  5. ^ Haines, Roy (2004). "Stratford, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26648. Retrieved 7 December 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ Lipscomb, George (1847). The history and antiquities of the county of Buckingham (1847).
  7. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 86
  8. ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  9. ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. pp. 22–23.
  10. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology, p. 239.
  11. ^ Dalloway, James. "A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1" 1815, p.53

References[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by Lord Chancellor
1337–1338 		Succeeded by
Lord Chancellor
1340 		Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Canterbury
1334–1337 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Chichester
1337–1362 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
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