Jacob van Oudshoorn (died ca. 18 September 1322) was
bishop
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of
Utrecht
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in 1322.
Van Oudshoorn descended from a noble Hollandic house; he was the son of Willem and brother of Dirk van Oudshoorn (1301–1327), lords of
Oudshoorn
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and
Aarlanderveen.
[De Nederlandsche leeuw: Volumes 117-118] Van Oudshoorn was deacon in Utrecht before he was elected bishop. He was consecrated by the
archbishop
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of
Cologne
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, Hendrik II van Virnenburg, but pope
John XXII
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only accepted his nomination after the payment of a large amount of money, which ruined his family. Shortly after this he died, according to his own suspicions, from poison. He was called brave, learned and pious.
Literature
Van der Aa, ''Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden'' (1852)
1322 deaths
Prince-Bishops of Utrecht
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People from Alphen aan den Rijn
Year of birth unknown
Medieval Dutch nobility
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