Robert FitzHugh (d.1436) was
Bishop of London
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
and
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Origins
FitzHugh was the second son of
Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh
Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh KG ( – 11 January 1425) of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, was an administrator and diplomat who served under Kings Henry IV and Henry V.
Origins
FitzHugh was the first son of Hugh FitzHugh, 2nd Ba ...
(-1425),
KG, of
Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, by his wife Elizabeth Grey (born c. 1363), a daughter of Sir Robert de Grey, a son of
John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield
John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, KG (9 October 1300 – September 1359) was an English soldier and courtier. John was the son and heir of Sir John de Grey of Rotherfield, by Margaret, daughter of William de Odingsells.
John de Grey ...
.
Career
FitzHugh was provided to the see of London on 30 April 1431 and was consecrated on 16 September 1431.
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Death
FitzHugh died on 15 January 1436.[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 259]
Memorial
There was a memorial brass to him in the quire at Old St Paul's Cathedral
Old St Paul's Cathedral was the cathedral of the City of London that, until the Great Fire of London, Great Fire of 1666, stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built from 1087 to 1314 and dedicated to Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul, ...
.["Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p93: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909]
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Bishops of London
Anglo-Normans
Archdeacons of Northampton
1436 deaths
People from Ravensworth
Alumni of King's Hall, Cambridge
Year of birth unknown
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