John of Pontoise explained

Type:Bishop
John of Pontoise
Bishop of Winchester
Religion:Catholic
Appointed:9 June 1282
Enthroned:September 1282
Term End:5 December 1304
Predecessor:Richard de la More
Successor:Henry Woodlock
Consecration:before 15 June 1282
Death Date:5 December 1304
Previous Post:Archdeacon of Exeter

John of Pontoise (Latin: Johan de Pontissara;[1] died 1304) was a medieval Bishop of Winchester in the Kingdom of England, serving from 1282 to 1304.

Life

John of Pontoise was from Pontoise in Seine-et-Oise in France, but spent much of his life in England. In 1280, he was briefly Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2] [3] He was an Archdeacon of Exeter and a papal chaplain before Pope Martin IV provided him to the see of Winchester on 9 June 1282; he was consecrated before 15 June 1282. He was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral in September 1282.[4]

In 1303, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the 1294–1303 Gascon War.

John of Pontoise died on 4 December 1304.

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Notes and References

  1. [1303 Treaty of Paris]
  2. Book: . . Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University. 1988. 521–522. 0-333-39917-X. Hibbert. Christopher. Christopher Hibbert.
  3. Book: Wood, Anthony . The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford . . Fasti Oxonienses . 1790 . 14 .
  4. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876 British History Online Bishops of Winchester