William of Kilkenny

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William of Kilkenny
Senior posting
Denomination	Catholic
See	Diocese of Ely
Title	Bishop of Ely
Period in office	1254–1256
Predecessor	Hugh of Northwold
Successor	Hugh of Balsham
Religious career
Previous post	Archdeacon of Coventry
Personal
Date of death	September 21, 1256

William of Kilkenny (died September 21, 1256) was a Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely.

[edit] Life

He may be the same William of Kilkenny who was elected Bishop of Ossory in 1231, but resigned the office in 1232 before being consecrated. Whether that William is the same William that later became Bishop of Ely, the man who later became bishop was a king's clerk by 1234. He was sent to Rome on royal business twice, once in 1234–1235 and again in 1237. In 1238 he left royal service, and was employed by two successive bishops of Durham, Nicholas of Farnham and Richard Poore. By May 1247 he was back in royal service, for in that month King Henry III of England sent him overseas.^[1]

He was Archdeacon of Coventry,^[2] from November 1247,^[1] as well as controller of the wardrobe from 1249 to 1252, and chancellor from 1250 to 1255.^[3]

He was elected to the see of Ely about September 29, 1254^[4] and consecrated on August 15, 1255 at Bellay in Savoy by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Boniface of Savoy.^[1]

He died on September 21, 1256,^[4] in Spain where he had gone on a diplomatic mission for the king. His heart was sent to Ely for burial in Ely Cathedral. His only known relative was a nephew who held land in Waterford and was knighted in 1254.^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stacey "Kilkenny, William of (d. 1256)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ British History Online Bishops of Ely accessed on October 25, 2007
^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 85
^ ^a ^b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 244

[edit] References

British History Online Bishops of Ely accessed on October 25, 2007
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.
Stacey, Robert C. (2004). "Kilkenny, William of (d. 1256)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.

Political offices
Preceded by Sir John Lexington	Lord Chancellor 1250–1255	Succeeded by Henry Wingham
Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Hugh of Northwold	Bishop of Ely 1254–1256	Succeeded by Hugh of Balsham

Persondata
NAME	William of Kilkenny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Ely
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	September 21, 1256
PLACE OF DEATH