William of March
William of March | |
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Roman Catholic | |
Treasurer | |
In office August 1290 – August 1295 | |
Monarch | Edward I of England |
Preceded by | John Kirkby |
Succeeded by | John Droxford |
William of March (or William March;
Life
William was always referred to as
William was a
William was elected bishop on 30 January 1293 and consecrated on 17 May 1293.[5] As treasurer he was instrumental in putting forward administrative changes in the way the department was run. For the first time, monies coming into the treasury were recorded on special accounts and the officials of the department became more involved in the collection and assessment of taxes and other varieties of income.[6] However, in August 1295 William was dismissed as treasurer, although the financial policies did not change. It may be that King Edward I used March as a scapegoat, or it may be that some charges that citizens of London brought against the treasurer were felt to be valid.[7] After his dismissal from the treasurership in 1295, he devoted himself to the care of his diocese, and was regarded as a pious bishop.[8]
William died on 11 June 1302[5] although current historical research is challenging that date.[2] He was buried at Wells Cathedral in the south transept wall on 17 June 1302.[4] In 1325 there was a petition for him to be canonized,[4] which continued to be supported by kings Edward II and Edward III. William is supposed to have built the chapter house at Wells. His will named a brother, John March, and a nephew, Robert Urry, to whom William left monies to go on crusade in William's name.[2]
Citations
- ^ a b Clanchy From Memory to Written Record p. 94
- ^ a b c Jewell "March, William" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 104
- ^ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Bishops
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
- ^ Prestwich Edward I p. 343
- ^ Prestwich Edward I p. 405
- ^ Prestwich Edward I p. 139
References
- Clanchy, C. T. (1993). From Memory to Written Record: England 1066–1307 (Second ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-0-631-16857-7.
- 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). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- Jewell, Helen M. (2004). "March, William (d. 1302)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18032. Retrieved 15 November 2007.(subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ISBN 0-300-07157-4.