Geofrey de Muschamp

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Geoffrey de Muschamp
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Coventry
Title Bishop of Coventry
Period in office 1198–1208
Predecessor Hugh Nonant
Successor William de Cornhill
Personal
Date of death October 6, 1208

Geoffrey de Muschamp was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.

He began his ecclesiastical career under Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, who appears to have used his office of chancellor to promote Muschamp to the archdeaconry of Cleveland after the death of King Henry I of England. This irregular use of the office came to light five years later, and Muschamp had to pay a fine of ₤100 to King Richard I of England to retain the office. Muschamp opposed his former employer in the archbishop's dispute with the cathedral chapter of York.[1] He was consecrated on June 21, 1198[2] at Canterbury by Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] He died on October 6, 1208[2] and was buried in Lichfield Cathedral.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Franklin "Muschamp, Geoffrey de (d. 1208)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 253

[edit] References

  • Franklin,M. J. "Muschamp, Geoffrey de (d. 1208)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed January 15, 2008
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Hugh Nonant
Bishop of Coventry
1198–1208
Succeeded by
William de Cornhill
Persondata
NAME Muschamp, Geoffrey de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muschamp, Geoffrey
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Coventry
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1208
PLACE OF DEATH