Robert Fitzralph

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Robert Fitzralph († June 30, 1191 or June 27, 1193) was an Anglo-Norman clergyman. From 1191 he was Bishop of Worcester .

Robert Fitzralph was a son of William Fitzralph, who served as Sheriff of Nottingham and Derby and Seneschal of Normandy under King Henry II . Robert also initially entered the service of the king. Together with Walter de Coutances , Archbishop of Rouen, he traveled in 1186 as envoy to King Philip II of France . The king rewarded his services with a canon in Lincoln and with the office of archdeacon of Nottingham. On July 1, 1190, Robert was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester . His election led to a long dispute between the papal legate William de Longchamp , the monks of the Cathedral Priory of Canterbury, and Bishop Gilbert de Glanville of Rochester. Since Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury had already set out on the Third Crusade with King Richard I , it was unclear where and by whom Robert Fitzralph was to be ordained bishop. Robert eventually had to get the Pope's permission to be ordained bishop at Westminster . Nevertheless, he was consecrated on May 5, 1191 in Canterbury by William de Longchamp. Little is known about his brief tenure as bishop. There are contradicting information about the date of his death. His successor Henry de Sully was elected bishop in December 1193.

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  1. ^ Philippa Hoskin: Robert Fitzralph (d. 1191). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
  2. ↑ WORCESTER: Bishops. In: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2, Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces), ed. Diana E Greenway (London, 1971), pp. 99-102. (British History Online). Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Robert FitzRalph. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
predecessor Office successor
William of Northolt Bishop of Worcester
1191–1191 / 3 		Henry de Sully
personal data
SURNAME Robert Fitzralph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robert FitzRalph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Anglo-Norman clergyman, Bishop of Worcester
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1191 or June 27, 1193