Fulk Basset (bishop of London)
Fulk Basset | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Elected | 1241 |
| Term ended | 21 May 1259 |
| Predecessor | Roger Niger |
| Successor | Henry Wingham |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 October 1244 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 May 1259 |
| Buried | 25 May 1259 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Fulk Basset (died 1259) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Biography
Basset was a younger son of Alan Basset, of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. He became Dean of York in 1239, then was elected as Bishop of London in 1241, probably in December.[1] His election was confirmed by the archbishop on 23 January 1244 and he was consecrated on 9 October of that year.[2] He was present at the Council of Oxford[3] and was a principal ally of Henry III.[4] Fulk and Philip Basset were cousins to William de Montacute, the ancestor of the House of Montagu who attested many of their charters.[5]
On the death of his brother Gilbert in 1241, Basset inherited estates including the manors of Berwick[6] and Marden,[7] both in Wiltshire.
Basset died on 21 May 1259.[1] His death was commemorated on that day, and he was buried on 25 May.
Basset's nephew, Richard Talbot, was elected Bishop of London in 1262, but died before he could be consecrated.[2]
Citations
- 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
- 1 2 Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops
- ↑ Hoskin "Church and the King" Growth of Royal Government under Henry III pp. 196–211
- ↑ Carpenter "Revolution and Reform" Henry III pp. 1–46
- ↑ Carpenter "King, Magnates, and Society" Speculum p. 48
- ↑ Crowley "Berwick Basset" History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17 pp. 9–17
- ↑ Baggs, et al. Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 10: Parishes: Marden pp. 119–125
References
- Baggs, A. P.; Crowley, D. A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 10: Parishes: Marden". Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 119–125. Retrieved 19 September 2018 – via British History Online.
- Carpenter, D. A. (January 1985). "King, Magnates, and Society: The Personal Rule of King Henry III, 1234–1258". Speculum. 60 (1): 39–70. JSTOR 2852133.
- Carpenter, David (2023). "Revolution and Reform, 1258–1259". Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258–1272. Yale University Press. pp. 1–46.
- Crowley, D. A., ed. (2002). "Berwick Bassett". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 17. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 9–17. Retrieved 19 October 2021 – via British History Online.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1968). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 1, St. Paul's, London. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- Hoskin, Philippa (2015). "The Church and the King: Canon Law and Kingship in England, 1257–61". In David Crook; Louise J. Wilkinson (eds.). The Growth of Royal Government under Henry III. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 196–211.