James Berkeley (bishop)
James Berkeley | |
|---|---|
Walter de Stapledon | |
| Successor | John Godeley |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 March 1327 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 June 1327 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Coat of arms |  |
James Berkeley (died 1327) was Bishop of Exeter for a period of three months in 1327, a term of office cut short by his death.
Origins
Berkeley was a younger son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (1245-1321), The Wise, feudal baron of Berkeley of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, by his wife Joan de Ferrers, a daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby by his wife Margaret de Quincy, a daughter of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester.
Career
Berkeley was elected bishop on 5 December 1326 and was consecrated on 22 March 1327.[1]
Death
Berkeley died on 24 June 1327,[1] having been murdered and having suffered the destruction and despoliation of his manors, according to the account by his successor John de Grandisson.[2]
Burial
Berkeley was buried in
Citations
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ 'The Register of John de Grandisson' as quoted in Coulton's Social Life in Britain from the Conquest to the Reformation
- ^ a b c Erskine, p.104
- ^ Erskine, Audrey; Hope, Vyvyan & Lloyd, John, Exeter Cathedral: A Short History and Description, Exeter, 1988, pp.54-5
- ^ Erskine, Audrey; Hope, Vyvyan & Lloyd, John, Exeter Cathedral: A Short History and Description, Exeter, 1988, p.36
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.