Robert Waldby
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| Robert Waldby | |
| Archbishop of York | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | January 6, 1398 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Arundel |
| Successor | Richard le Scrope |
| Consecration | provided October 5, 1397 |
| Died | January 6, 1398 |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
Robert Waldby (died January 1398) was a native of York and an Austin Friar who followed the Black Prince into Aquitaine. After studying at Toulouse, he became professor of theology there.
He was possibly Bishop of Sodor and Man (1381) before becoming successively Bishop of Aire in Gascony (1387); Archbishop of Dublin to which he was transferred on November 14, 1391;[1] Bishop of Chichester to which he was transferred in late 1395;[2] and finally Archbishop of York to which he was provided on October 5 1397, a post which lasted until his death on January 6, 1398.[3]
He was buried in Westminster Abbey, where his brass remains, in the Chapel of St. Edmund.
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[edit] References
- 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.
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Mitford |
Bishop of Chichester 1395–1397 |
Succeeded by Robert Reade |
| Preceded by Thomas Arundel |
Archbishop of York 1397–1398 |
Succeeded by Richard le Scrope |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Waldby, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of York; Archbishop of Dublin; Bishop of Aire; Bishop of Chichester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1398 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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