William de Taunton

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William de Taunton

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Winchester
Title	Bishop of Winchester-elect
Period in office	1261–1262
Predecessor	Andrew of London
Successor	John Gervais
Religious career
Previous post	Abbot of Milton
Personal

William de Taunton was a medieval Bishop of Winchester elect.

Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Life

He was a monk of Winchester Cathedral before becoming Prior of Winchester in 1250. He was expelled from the office of prior in 1255 by Aymer de Valence, Bishop of Winchester and replaced by Andrew of London. However, he was named abbot of Milton Abbey before December 6, 1256.^[1] In 1261, he received a majority of the votes of the chapter of Winchester in an election to become Bishop of Winchester, but a minority selected Andrew of London and both men appealed to Pope Alexander IV and Pope Urban IV. Urban quashed the elections of both men sometime before June 22, 1262. William, however, received a dispensation for illegitimacy from the pope on July 6, 1262.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of bishops of Winchester

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• British History Online Bishops of Winchester accessed on November 2, 2007
• British History Online Priors of Winchester accessed on November 2, 2007

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Andrew of London	Bishop of Winchester 1261–1262	Succeeded by John Gervais

Persondata
NAME	Taunton, William de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Winchester elect; Abbot of Milton
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH