Robert FitzHugh
Robert FitzHugh | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
 Arms of FitzHugh: Azure, three chevrons interlaced in base or a chief of the last | |
| Appointed | 30 April 1431 |
| Term ended | 15 January 1436 |
| Predecessor | William Grey |
| Successor | Robert Gilbert |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 16 September 1431 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 January 1436 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Robert FitzHugh (died 1436) was Bishop of London and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Origins
[edit]FitzHugh was the second son of Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1363-1425), KG, of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, by his wife Elizabeth Grey (born c. 1363), a daughter of Sir Robert de Grey, a son of John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield.
Career
[edit]FitzHugh was provided to the see of London on 30 April 1431 and was consecrated on 16 September 1431.[1]
Death
[edit]FitzHugh died on 15 January 1436.[1]
Memorial
[edit]There was a memorial brass to him in the quire at Old St Paul's Cathedral.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
- ^ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p93: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909
References
[edit]- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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