Walter I, Prior of St Andrews
Walter I | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12th century Unknown |
| Died | c. 1199 unknown |
| Resting place | St Andrews Cathedral |
| Occupation | Augustinian Prior |
| Title | Prior of St Andrews, Precentor of St Andrews |
Walter I (died c. 1199) was a 12th-century Augustinian Anglo-Norman prelate active in the kingdom of Scotland.
A canon of St Andrews Cathedral Priory (in Fife), he was precentor of the cathedral when he became prior of St Andrews in 1160.[1] Walter Bower, our principal source for Walter, says that he served as prior for 24 years before resigning on grounds of ill-health.[2] Bower's "24 years" is probably a mistake for "34 years", as other sources attest his priorship from his accession in 1160 (the Chronicle of Melrose) to his last charter appearance in 1195.[3]
His successor was Gilbert I.[1] Gilbert died within a few years of taking office, in later 1198 or early 1199, and because of this Walter briefly resumed office.[1] Walter died "within the same year" [Bower], probably sometime in 1199.[4] Thomas, the former sub-prior, is attested as prior of St Andrews for the first time in a document dating to 6 June 1199.[1] Walter's time as prior coincided with the episcopates of bishops Ernald, Richard, John the Scot, Hugh and Roger de Beaumont.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- ^ MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 417
- ^ MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 495; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- ^ MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, pp. 417, 495; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- ^ Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 378–79
References[edit]
- MacQueen, John; MacQueen, Winifred; Watt, D. E. R., eds. (1995), Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, in Latin and English: Volume 3, Books V and VI, Scotichronicon by Walter Bower: New Edition in Latin and English with Notes and Indexes (General Editor D. E. R. Watt), Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, ISBN 1-873644-49-3
- Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448
- Watt, D. E. R.; Shead, N. F., eds. (2001), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 24 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-18-X, ISSN 0143-9448