William of Bitton (nephew)
William of Bitton (II) | |
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Bath Cathedral |
William of BittonBishop of Bath and Wells.
Life
William was a son of Sir Adam of Bitton in
canon of Bath and Wells, and was archdeacon of Wells as well as rector of Middlezoy in Somerset by 20 April 1263.[4]
William was elected as bishop on 10 February 1267 and consecrated after 17 April 1267.[5] He was not active in political or governmental events, although he did go to a council in 1269 that objected to ecclesiastical taxation. He, like his uncle, mainly worked in his diocese, and regulated the liturgical life of his cathedral and endowed the cathedral with some property.[2]
William died 4 December 1274William of Bitton who was also Bishop of Bath and Wells, but who died in 1264.
Notes
- ^ Sometimes known as William of Bitton II or William Button
Citations
- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Bishops
- ^ a b c Shaw "Button, William" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Unidentified Prebendaries
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Archdeacons: Wells
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
References
- 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.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Archdeacons: Wells". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Unidentified Prebendaries". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- Shaw, David Gary (2004). "Button , William (d. 1274)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. required)