Robert Tideman of Winchcombe explained

Type:Bishop
Robert Tideman of Winchcombe
Bishop of Worcester
Religion:Roman Catholic
Appointed:15 June 1395
Term End:13 June 1401
Predecessor:Henry Wakefield
Successor:Richard Clifford
Consecration:13 October 1393
Death Date:13 June 1401
Previous Post:Bishop of Llandaff
1393–1395

Robert Tideman (often Robert Tideman of Winchcombe) was a medieval Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Worcester.

Tideman was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff on 13 October 1393[1] and translated to the see of Worcester on 15 June 1395.[2]

Tideman [3] enjoyed influence at the court of King Richard II of England.

Tideman died on 13 June 1401.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32438 Bishops of Llandaff, 1294–1545
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32732 Bishops of Worcester, 1268–1543
  3. Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/555; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H4/CP40no555/bCP40no555dorses/IMG_0270.htm; the first entry with "Wygorn" in the margin: "Tidemanus ep'us Wygorn" This is for the year 1399, the first term of Henry IV