John Bottlesham

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John Bottlesham
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed9 April 1400
Term ended17 April 1404
Predecessor William Bottlesham
Successor Richard Young
Orders
Consecration4 July 1400
Personal details
Died17 April 1404
DenominationCatholic

John Bottlesham was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Prior to Bottlesham's appointment as bishop, he was Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, beginning his term on 27 August 1397 and resigning in 1400. [1] He was nominated as bishop on 9 April 1400 and consecrated on 4 July 1400. He died on 17 April 1404. [2]

Citations

  1. Roach (ed.) "The colleges and halls: Peterhouse" A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
  2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267

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References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
William Bottlesham
Bishop of Rochester
1400–1404
Succeeded by
Richard Young
Academic offices
Preceded by
William Cavendish
Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge
1397–1400
Succeeded by
Thomas de Castro-Bernardi