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'''Robert of Shrewsbury''' (died 1212) was [[Bishop of Bangor]] from 1197 to his death. |
'''Robert of Shrewsbury''' (died 1212) was [[Bishop of Bangor]] from 1197 to his death. |
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Robert appears to have been Dean of [[St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury|St Mary's College, Shrewsbury]] and prebendary of [[Wolverhampton]]. He was appointed Bishop of Bangor by [[Hubert Walter|Hubert]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], apparently without being elected, and was consecrated by the Archbishop on 16 March 1197. [[Giraldus Cambrensis]] records the efforts of a person named only as "R.", subprior of [[Aberconwy Abbey]], to be recognised as the true bishop-elect of Bangor. |
Robert appears to have been Dean of [[St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury|St Mary's College, Shrewsbury]] and [[prebendary]] of the church at [[Wolverhampton]], then dedicated to the [[Virgin Mary]] but now [[St Peter's Collegiate Church]]. He was appointed Bishop of Bangor by [[Hubert Walter|Hubert]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], apparently without being elected, and was consecrated by the Archbishop on 16 March 1197. [[Giraldus Cambrensis]] records the efforts of a person named only as "R.", subprior of [[Aberconwy Abbey]], to be recognised as the true bishop-elect of Bangor. |
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In 1211, King [[John of England]] invaded [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] in an attempt to subdue [[Llywelyn the Great]]. John was excommunicated at the time, and consequently Robert refused to meet him. John retaliated by sending a troop of soldiers from [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]] who burnt the city of Bangor and seized the Bishop from the high altar of the cathedral. Robert had to pay a fine of two hundred hawks to recover his liberty. Robert died the following year (though some sources say 1213) and was buried at Shrewsbury. |
In 1211, King [[John of England]] invaded [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] in an attempt to subdue [[Llywelyn the Great]]. John was excommunicated at the time, and consequently Robert refused to meet him. John retaliated by sending a troop of soldiers from [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]] who burnt the city of Bangor and seized the Bishop from the high altar of the cathedral. Robert had to pay a fine of two hundred hawks to recover his liberty. Robert died the following year (though some sources say 1213) and was buried at Shrewsbury. |
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Robert of Shrewsbury (died 1212) was Bishop of Bangor from 1197 to his death.
Robert appears to have been Dean of St Mary's College, Shrewsbury and prebendary of the church at Wolverhampton, then dedicated to the Virgin Mary but now St Peter's Collegiate Church. He was appointed Bishop of Bangor by Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury, apparently without being elected, and was consecrated by the Archbishop on 16 March 1197. Giraldus Cambrensis records the efforts of a person named only as "R.", subprior of Aberconwy Abbey, to be recognised as the true bishop-elect of Bangor.
In 1211, King John of England invaded Gwynedd in an attempt to subdue Llywelyn the Great. John was excommunicated at the time, and consequently Robert refused to meet him. John retaliated by sending a troop of soldiers from Brabant who burnt the city of Bangor and seized the Bishop from the high altar of the cathedral. Robert had to pay a fine of two hundred hawks to recover his liberty. Robert died the following year (though some sources say 1213) and was buried at Shrewsbury.
References
- J. E. Lloyd (1911) The history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest (Longmans, Green & Co.)
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