Henry de Lichton
Henry de Lichton | |
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Valencia (for Moray) | |
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Born | 1369 x 1379 |
Died | 12 December 1440 – 14 December 1440 Probably Aberdeen |
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Henry de Lichton [de Lychtone, Leighton] (died 1440) was a medieval Scottish prelate and diplomat, who, serving as Bishop of Moray (1414–1422) and Bishop of Aberdeen (1422–1440), became a significant patron of the church, a cathedral builder, and a writer. He also served King James I of Scotland as a diplomat in England, France, and Italy.
Early church career
Lichton was born in the
Bishop of Moray
After the death of Bishop John de Innes in 1414, the chapter of Elgin Cathedral met to elect a new bishop, and on 18 May Lichton was elected Bishop of Moray.[5] Lichton travelled to
Lichton enjoyed an amicable relationship with the most powerful magnate in the area,
Bishop of Aberdeen
After the death of
As Bishop of Aberdeen, Lichton was one of its greatest builders. The Aberdeen Registrum noted that he began to rebuild the cathedral,
Diplomatic career
Henry was frequently used as an ambassador by the king,
Death
Lichton's death cannot be precisely dated. It fell between 11 November (
Due to curtailment of the cathedral the grave now lies in what appears as a simple enclosure on the east end of the cathedral i.e. it is no longer internal. Due to its exposure, the grave is now somewhat ruinous. The stone effigy of the bishop has been moved and now lies on display in the northwest corner of the cathedral.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Ditchburn, "Lichton , Henry (1369x79–1440)".
- ^ Cowan, Parishes, p. 143.
- Strathbogie, a prebend of Moray since the episcopate of Bishop Andrew back in the 1220s; see Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 120, and Cowan, Parishes, p. 89.
- ^ Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 19.
- ^ Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 215; there is a record of the election, though no record of the result; the result is guessed at by Lichton's unopposed accession to the bishopric; see Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 158.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 157; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 215.
- ^ Ditchburn, "Lichton, Henry (1369x79–1440)"; Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 120.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 120; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 3.
- ^ a b c Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 120.
- ^ Cowan, Parishes, p. 113; Innes, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, p. xxxvii, says he was chanter or precentor by this prebend, but Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 9-12, fails to list him among their number, and gives the church of Auchterless as the chanter's prebend.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 120, citing Innes, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. ii, p. 120.
- ^ a b c d Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 121.
- ^ Innes, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i, p. xxxvii; for details of James' reign and time as a hostage, see Michael Brown's study, James I, (East Linton, 1994).
- ^ Ditchburn, "Lichton, Henry (1369x79–1440)"; Innes, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, vol. i, p. xxxvii.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, pp. 120-1.
- ^ Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 3.
References
- Brown, Michael, James I, (East Linton, 1994)
- Cowan, Ian B., The Parishes of Medieval Scotland, Scottish Record Society, Vol. 93, (Edinburgh, 1967)
- Ditchburn, David, "Lichton, Henry (1369x79–1440)", in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 retrieved 23 Feb 2007
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Innes, Cosmo, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis: Ecclesie Cathedralis Aberdonensis Regesta Que Extant in Unum Collecta, Vol. 1, (Edinburgh, 1845)
- Keith, Robert, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688, (London, 1924)
- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)