Robert FitzRalph explained

Type:Bishop
Robert FitzRalph
Bishop of Worcester
Religion:Catholic
Elected:1 July 1190
Term End:1193
Predecessor:William of Northall
Successor:Henry de Sully
Consecration:5 May 1191
Death Date:1193
Previous Post:Archdeacon of Nottingham

Robert FitzRalph (sometimes known as Robert son of William FitzRalph) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

FitzRalph was the son of William FitzRalph, who was a landowner in Derbyshire and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests 1170–1180 and was seneschal of Normandy 1178–1200. Robert held a prebend in the diocese of York before he was Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1185. He also held a prebend in the diocese of Lincoln.[1]

FitzRalph was elected to the see of Worcester on 1 July 1190[2] and consecrated on 5 May 1191. He died in 1193, probably on 27 June[3] but possibly on 14 July.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=657 British History Online Archdeacons of Nottingham
  2. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33881 British History Online Bishops of Worcester
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 278