John Trevenant (alternatively Trefnant or Tresnant; in some sources named Thomas Trevenant; died 29 March 1404) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford of

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descent. He was nominated on 5 May 1389 and consecrated on 20 June 1389.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 251 Trevenant was from the village

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. According to R. G. Davies in the

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, Richard II of England "told the pope that Trefnant was related 'in a close degree' to certain nobles 'assisting at our side, presumed to refer to the

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and specifically the

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. In the deposition of Richard II, Trevenant and Richard Scrope played a central part.

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* * * ''The Visitation of Hereford Diocese in 1397'', edited by Ian Forrest and Christopher Whittick (Boydell Press, 2021). Bishops of Hereford 14th-century births 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1404 deaths {{England-bishop-stub