William de Cornhill
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Coventry |
| Title | Bishop of Coventry |
| Period in office | 1214–1223 |
| Predecessor | Geofrey de Muschamp |
| Successor | Alexander de Stavenby |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | August 1223 |
William de Cornhill (or William of Cornhill) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.
Some sources say William was the son of Henry de Cornhill, who was sheriff of London from 1187 to 1189 and was a brother to Reginald de Cornhill, one of John's chief administrators.[1] Other sources say that William was either Reginald's son or nephew.[2] William served King John of England as a financial administrator, and in 1206 he the custodian of Malmesbury Abbey and the see of Winchester and the see of Lincoln.[3] He was archdeacon of Huntingdon by 1209, when he was serving as a royal justice.[4] In 1212 he once more served as a royal justice.[5] He was elected bishop about July 9, 1214, and consecrated on January 25, 1215.[6] His election involved the monks of Coventry refusing to allow the canons of Lichfield participate in the election, and then the monks rejected a number of candidates before finally settling on William.[7] The monks objected most to the fact that the papal legate, Nicholas cardinal bishop of Tusculum, repeated urged them to elect the abbot of Beaulieu, who was the choice of King John. Eventually, the monks were allowed to elect another royal clerk, William.[8] He was consecrated at Reading, England by Stephen Langton archbishop of Canterbury. William was present at Runnymede and was one of the advisors to John about Magna Carta. He also attended the Third Lateran Council in 1215 and was present at the first coronation of King Henry III of England in 1216.[2] He may have resigned before his death on 19 August or 20 August 1223,[6] as he had suffered a stroke in 1221 and lost the power of speech. He was buried in Lichfield Cathedral.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Joliffe Angevin Kingship p. 290
- ^ a b c Franklin "Cornhill, William of (d. 1223)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Joliffe Angevin Kingship p. 285
- ^ Stenton English Justice Between the Norman Conquest and the Great Charter p. 102 footnote 58
- ^ Stenton English Justice Between the Norman Conquest and the Great Charter p. 109 footnote 98
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 253
- ^ Richardson and Sayles The Governance of Mediaeval England p. 351
- ^ Richardson and Sayles The Governance of Mediaeval England p. 356
[edit] References
- Franklin, M. J. "Cornhill, William of (d. 1223)" 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.
- Joliffe, J. E. A. Angevin Kingship London:Adam and Charles Black 1955
- Richardson, H. G. and G. O. Sayles The Governance of Mediaeval England Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press 1963
- Stenton, Doris M. English Justice Between the Norman Conquest and the Great Charter 1066-1215 Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society 1964
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Geofrey de Muschamp |
Bishop of Coventry 1214–1223 |
Succeeded by Alexander de Stavenby |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cornhill, William de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cornhill, William |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Coventry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1223 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
