Walter Hart Explained

Walter Hart
Bishop of Norwich
Appointed:	24 January 1446
Ended:	24 May 1472
Predecessor:	Thomas Brunce
Successor:	James Goldwell
Consecration:	27 February 1446
Death Date:	24 May 1472
Religion:	Roman Catholic

Walter Hart (or Walter Lyhert; died 24 May 1472) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich. He was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1435 to 1446.^[1] He was nominated as bishop on 24 January 1446 and was consecrated on 27 February 1446. He died on 24 May 1472.^[2]

The executors of his will are named as William Pykenham, archdeacon of Suffolk, John Bulman, Robert Hober, Henry Smyth, and another (illegible).^[3]

He features in the Paston Letters, especially their correspondence in 1469, when he was drawn into the efforts by her mother and brothers to prevent Margery Paston from marrying their bailiff Richard Calle.

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1996. 0-521-56350-X.

Notes and References

1. ‘Oxford College Histories: Oriel College’ Ranie, D.W. p58: London; F.E. Robinson & Co;1900
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
3. Web site: AALT Page.