John de Cheam
John de Cheam | |
|---|---|
Bishop of Glasgow | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Glasgow |
| Appointed | 1259 |
| Term ended | 1267 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas de Moffat |
| Successor | Nicholas de Moffat |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1268 Meaux, Kingdom of France |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Bath |
John de Cheam [Cheyam] was a 13th-century English cleric who became
canons. His election was opposed by King Alexander III of Scotland, who sent a protest to Pope Alexander IV. The pope refused to revoke the decision, but promised to make John render fealty to the king. Bishop John arrived in Scotland in the year 1260. When the mother of the king, Marie de Coucy, fled from her second husband John de Brienne (a.k.a. Jean d'Acre), the Grand Butler of the King of France and the son of John de Brienne, King of Jerusalem, Bishop John was used by King Alexander to reconcile them. Bishop John was one of the witnesses to the Treaty of Perth on 2 July 1266. However, his good relations with the king did not make up for the resentment felt by the Glasgow canons at an outside appointee, and John eventually resigned his see in 1267, and went to France. He died at Meaux
the following year, and was buried there.
References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)