Matthew (bishop)

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Matthew († August 20, 1199 ) was a Scottish clergyman. From 1172 he was Bishop of Aberdeen .

Territory of the Diocese of Aberdeen (red) in the 12th century

Matthew was a favorite of Bishop Robert of St Andrews. He had come to Scotland in the wake of Robert's brother and had risen to become Archdeacon of the Diocese of St Andrews . In April 1172 he was elected bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen . He took his brother Simon , who had belonged to the household of the Bishop of St Andrews, to Aberdeen and made him the first known archdeacon of the diocese. For King William I , Matthew also served as one of the judges for Scotia , which included the Scottish territories north of the Forth . By order of Pope Alexander III. he consecrated his nephew John the Scot in Holyrood in June 1180 as Bishop of St Andrews. However, the king had rejected the election of John and instead had his chaplain Hugh elected bishop in a new election . After John's consecration, the disgruntled King had Matthew's properties plundered. Thereupon Matthew fled with John to the English King Henry II in Normandy. According to the Treaty of Falaise, the English king was liege lord of the Scottish king, so that King Wilhelm had to answer to Henry II. The two kings negotiated a compromise that allowed Matthew to return to Scotland, but that did not resolve the conflict over St Andrews. According to older, probably incorrect information, Matthew died as early as 1198.

literature

  • John Dowden: The Bishops of Scotland. Being Notes on the Lives of all the Bishops, under each of the Sees, prior to the Reformation . James Maclehose, Glasgow 1912, pp. 98-100.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archibald AM Duncan: Scotland. The Making of the Kingdom (The Edinburgh History of Scotland; Vol. I ). Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1975. ISBN 0-05-00203-7-4 , p. 270.
  2. ^ Archibald AM Duncan: Scotland. The Making of the Kingdom (The Edinburgh History of Scotland; Vol. I ). Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1975. ISBN 0-05-00203-7-4 , p. 203.
  3. ^ Archibald AM Duncan: Scotland. The Making of the Kingdom (The Edinburgh History of Scotland; Vol. I ). Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1975. ISBN 0-05-00203-7-4 , p. 271.
predecessor Office successor
Edward Bishop of Aberdeen
1172–1199 		John
personal data
SURNAME Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1199