Philip of Poitou
Philip of Poitou | |
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Bishop of Durham | |
Appointed | November 1195 |
Predecessor | Hugh de Puiset |
Successor | Richard Poore |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Canterbury |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 June 1196 |
Consecration | 20 April 1197 by Pope Innocent III |
Personal details | |
Died | 22 April 1208 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Philip of Poitou (sometimes Philip of Poitiers; died 22 April 1208) was Bishop of Durham from 1197 to 1208, and prior to this Archdeacon of Canterbury.
Early life
Philip's origins and early life are unknown, although it is believed he may have had a university education. The first records of him are in 1191, when he was accompanying
Bishop
Philip was appointed as Bishop of Durham in November 1195. He was formally elected by the chapter in January 1196.
Philip, along with Wiliam de Rupierre,
Philip was present at the coronation of King John in 1199, and attempted to protest the fact that the coronation took place without the Archbishop of York. After the coronation he was employed by John on diplomacy with Scotland.[1] In 1201 he went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.[7] After his return, he was involved in the resolution of the dower rights of Richard's queen, Berengaria of Navarre, but afterwards was not at the king's court for almost three years.[1]
In 1207, Philip quarrelled with King John over the right of John to tax tenants of the Church. Philip denied that John had such a right,[8] but, along with Archbishop Geoffrey of York, had his lands confiscated. Both Geoffrey and Philip went to the court of the king, and begged to be forgiven.[9] Philip had to pay a fine for forgiveness.[8]
As bishop, Philip quarreled with the monks of his church over the right of the bishop to name clergy to serve churches. At one point, the monks were besieged in the cathedral, and the prior of the monks was excommunicated. Some sources blame the bishop's nephew Aimeric for fanning the flames of the quarrel, but Philip also violently disputed the monks' side. Eventually a settlement was reached.[1]
Death and legacy
Philip died on 22 April 1208.[4][10] It is said the monks refused him a Christian burial, his body ending up in an obscure grave with no religious ceremony. However, his gravestone is recorded in the chapter-house.[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Snape "Poitou, Philip of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Gillingham Richard I p. 232
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archdeacons of Canterbury
- ^ a b c Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 241
- ^ Powicke Loss of Normandy p. 115
- ^ Gillingham Richard I p. 311
- ^ Bartlett England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings p. 473
- ^ a b Warren King John p. 149-150
- ^ Warren King John p. 191
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Durham: Bishops
References
- ISBN 0-19-822741-8.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ISBN 0-300-07912-5.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Canterbury: Archdeacons of Canterbury". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Durham: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ISBN 0-7190-5740-X.
- Snape, M. G. (2004). "Poitou, Philip of (d. 1208)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22100. Retrieved 23 January 2008. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ISBN 0-520-03643-3.