Adam Orleton
Adam Orleton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 1 December 1333 |
| Term ended | 18 July 1345 |
| Predecessor | John de Stratford |
| Successor | William Edington |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 May 1317 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 July 1345 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Hereford Bishop of Worcester |
Adam Orleton[a] (died 1345) was an English churchman and royal administrator.
Life
Orleton was born into a Herefordshire family, probably in Hereford, not Orleton. Many of his family had been Chief Bailiffs of the city. The lord of the manor was Roger Mortimer, to whose interests Orleton was loyal.[1] His nephews were John Trilleck, Bishop of Hereford and Thomas Trilleck, Bishop of Rochester.[2]
From the accession of
Orleton was translated to be bishop of Worcester on 25 September 1327,[7] and lastly to be bishop of Winchester on 1 December 1333.[8]
British historian Ian Mortimer has recently argued that Orleton's
One assessment stated that:
Bishop Adam, wary, unscrupulous, but at the same time vigorous and of unusual ability, played a great part in politics to the end of the wretched King's life. Some historians still believe that he recommended the murder; he certainly supported the deposition in Parliament, and went to Kenilworth as one of the commissioners to force the King's resignation. If thus interested in secular politics, he was no less watchful and vigilant in the affairs of his bishopric and the cathedral.[10]
In 1327 Orleton briefly held the office of Lord High Treasurer, from January to March.[11]
Orleton died on 18 July 1345.[8]
In literature
In Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II, Orleton is given a role in Edward's death. This traditional story is not given credence by contemporary historians.
Orleton is a supporting character in
Notes
- ^ Or Adam of Orlton, Adam de Orlton, Adam de Orleton
Citations
- ^ Register of Adam Orleton, ed A T Bannister, 1907
- ^ "Canterbury and York Series Vol. VIII". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Bannister, op. cit, introduction
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p 250
- ^ McKisack The Fourteenth Century pp. 85–91
- ^ Bannister, op.cit.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 277
- ^ Ian Mortimer: "Barriers to the Truth" History Today: 60-12: (December 2010): 13
- ^ Gutenberg text Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 105
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Haines, Roy Marti The Church and Politics in Fourteenth-Century England: The Career of Adam Orleton c. 1275–1345 1978
- McKisack, May, The Fourteenth Century
- Weir, AlisonIsabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England 2005
External links
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
