Richard (died 1178) was a 12th-century

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. He got the

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, the second most prestigious bishopric in

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-north-of-the-

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, after serving the

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. He was ''capellanus Regis Willelmi'', that is,

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of King

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, and had probably been the chaplain to William during the reign of King

Malcolm IV Malcolm IV ( mga, Máel Coluim mac Eanric, label=Medieval Gaelic; gd, Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 11419 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest ...

. He was consecrated at

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on 10 August 1170, by

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, former chaplain of King Malcolm IV but now the bishop of St Andrews. Richard continued to have a close relationship with King William I, and was in

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with the king in December 1174 when the

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was signed. He died in 1178. He allegedly died at

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in Midlothian and was buried on

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. Both details may be the result of confusion with

Richard de Prebenda Richard de Prebenda (died 1210) was an early 13th-century bishop of Dunkeld. He had previously been a clerk of King William of Scotland and was appointed to the bishopric in 1203. Records indicate a commission of Pope Innocent III attempting to re ...

, but burial on Inchcolm was common for the bishops of Dunkeld.

References

# Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)

External links

Dauvit Broun's list of 12th century Scottish Bishops
12th-century births 1178 deaths Bishops of Dunkeld (pre-Reformation) 12th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops {{Bishop-stub