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Stratford was born to another Robert and Isabel Stratford in [[Stratford-on-Avon]] around 1292, and was brother to [[John Stratford]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]]) and possibly [[Thomas de Stratford]], [[Archdeacon of Gloucester]] (he was certainly a relation) to 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 the Bishop [[Andrew Stratford|Andrew De Stratford]]<ref>Blomefield and Parkin ''An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk'' pp. 390</ref><ref>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 to another Robert and Isabel Stratford in [[Stratford-on-Avon]] around 1292, and was brother to [[John 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 the Bishop [[Andrew Stratford|Andrew De Stratford]]<ref>Blomefield and Parkin ''An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk'' pp. 390</ref><ref>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>. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Revision as of 02:24, 29 May 2014
Robert de Stratford | |
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Bishop of Chichester | |
Church | Catholic |
See | Diocese of Chichester |
In office | 1337–1362 |
Predecessor | John Langton |
Successor | William Lenn |
Personal details | |
Born | c.1292 Warwickshire |
Died | 9 April 1362 Aldingbourne, Sussex |
Robert de Stratford (c.1292 – 9 April 1362) was an English bishop and was one of Edward III of England's principal ministers.
Early Life
Stratford was born to another Robert and Isabel Stratford in Stratford-on-Avon around 1292, and was brother to John 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.[1] 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 the Bishop Andrew De Stratford[2][3].
Career
Stratford served for a time as deputy to his brother John.[4] From 1331 to 1334 he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and from March to July 1338 as Lord Chancellor.[5] He was dismissed as chancellor in 1338[5] but regained the office for six months in 1340.
From 1335 to 1338, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[6]
From 1334–7, Stratford was Archdeacon of Canterbury.[7] He was elected Bishop of Chichester between 23 July and 18 August 1337, and was consecrated 30 November 1337.[8]
Death
He made his will and died at his manor of Aldingbourne in Sussex on 9 April 1362. Probate was granted on the 26th. His recumbent effigy lies in the south choir aisle of Chichester Cathedral.[9]
References
- ^ '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.
- ^ Blomefield and Parkin An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk pp. 390
- ^ 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
- ^ Haines, Roy. "Stratford, Robert". Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 86
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. Google Books. pp. 22–23.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology, p. 239.
- ^ 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
Bibliography
- Haines, Roy. "Stratford, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26648.
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