Stephen Gravesend Explained

Type:Bishop
Stephen Gravesend
Bishop of London
Religion:Catholic
Elected:1 September 1318
Term End:8 April 1338
Predecessor:Richard Newport
Successor:Richard de Wentworth
Consecration:14 January 1319
Death Date:8 April 1338

Stephen Gravesend was a medieval Bishop of London.

Gravesend was elected 1 September 1318 and consecrated on 14 January 1319. He died on 8 April 1338.[1]

Gravesend, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and Hamo Hethe, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[2]

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  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
  2. Weir Queen Isabella p. 257