John Hotham (bishop)

Last updated

John Hotham
Bishop of Ely
Electedabout 20 June 1316
Term endedabout 14 January 1337
Predecessor John Ketton
Successor Simon Montacute
Orders
Consecration3 October 1316
Personal details
Diedabout 14 January 1337
Buried Ely Cathedral
DenominationCatholic

John Hotham (died 1337) was a medieval Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord High Treasurer, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Ely. He was also the effective Governor of Ireland for a time.

Hotham was the son of Alan and Matilda Hotham of Hotham and nephew of William Hotham, Archbishop of Dublin. His early career was spent in Ireland, where he became Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland until 1310. He was then appointed, on 13 December 1312, Chancellor of the Exchequer in England, a post he held until June 1316. Due to his knowledge of Irish affairs, he spent a good part of the Bruce Campaign in Ireland in that country, overseeing the Irish defences and exercising temporary powers of government. His firm action is generally credited with helping to bring about the defeat of the Scots invasion.

Hotham was elected to Ely on about 20 June 1316 and consecrated on 3 October 1316. [1] Later that year he went to meet the pope in Avignon with the earl of Pembroke, partly to plead the case for the promotion of Alexander Bicknor as Archbishop of Dublin. After returning from Avignon,[ citation needed ] he was appointed Lord High Treasurer of England on 27 May 1317 but left that office in June 1318. [2] when he was promoted as Lord Chancellor of England on 11 June 1318, an office he held until 26 January 1320. [3]

Although close to King Edward II, Hotham switched allegiance to Queen Isabella when she successfully invaded to depose the king in September 1326. He was consequently appointed chancellor for the second time by her on behalf of the young King Edward III on 28 January 1327. He retired from government in 1328.

Memorial to Bishop Hotham in Ely Cathedral Memorial to Bishop Hotham in Ely Cathedral.jpg
Memorial to Bishop Hotham in Ely Cathedral

Hotham died about 14 January 1337 [1] after two years of paralysis and was buried in Ely Cathedral.

Citations

  1. 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244
  2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 104
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 86

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Sudbury</span> 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England

Simon Sudbury was Bishop of London from 1361 to 1375, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1375 until his death, and in the last year of his life Lord Chancellor of England. He met a violent death during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.

Walter Reynolds was Bishop of Worcester and then Archbishop of Canterbury (1313–1327) as well as Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chancellor.

Simon de Langham was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John de Stratford</span> 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, Treasurer and Chancellor of England

John de Stratford was Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Winchester, Treasurer and Chancellor of England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Stafford (bishop)</span> 15th-century English archbishop and statesman

John Stafford was a medieval English prelate and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor (1432–1450) and as Archbishop of Canterbury (1443–1452).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Melton</span> 14th-century Archbishop of York and Treasurer of England

William Melton was the 43rd Archbishop of York (1317–1340) and the first Lord Privy Seal.

Thomas Charlton was Bishop of Hereford, Lord High Treasurer of England, Lord Privy Seal, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He is buried in Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Burghersh</span> 14th-century Bishop of Lincoln, Treasurer of England, and Chancellor of England

Henry Burghersh, was Bishop of Lincoln (1320-1340) and served as Lord Chancellor of England (1328–1330). He was a younger son of Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, and a nephew of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere. He was educated in France.

Nicholas of Ely was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord High Treasurer in the 13th century.

John Chishull or John de Chishull was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of London, and Lord High Treasurer during the 13th century. He also served as Dean of St Paul's.

John Langton was a chancellor of England and Bishop of Chichester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas de Brantingham</span> 14th-century Bishop of Exeter and Treasurer of England

Thomas de Brantingham was an English clergyman who served as Lord Treasurer to Edward III and on two occasions to Richard II, and as bishop of Exeter from 1370 until his death. De Brantingham was a member of the Brantingham family of North East England.

John Kirkby was an English ecclesiastic and statesman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John de Ufford</span> 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury-elect and Chancellor of England

John de Ufford was chancellor and head of the royal administration to Edward III as well as being appointed to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.

Robert Waldby was a native of York and friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who followed Edward, the Black Prince into Aquitaine, and undertook a number of diplomatic missions on his behalf. After studying at Toulouse, he became professor of theology there. He later became close to Edward's son, King Richard II. He was a firm opponent of John Wycliffe, wrote a book denouncing him, and was a member of the Synod which assembled at Oxford in 1382 to judge his orthodoxy.

William Ayermin was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

John Sandale was a Gascon medieval Lord High Treasurer, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Winchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archbishop of Dublin</span> Archiepiscopal title of Ireland

The Archbishop of Dublin is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Ireland. The archbishop of each denomination also holds the title of Primate of Ireland.

John Parker was a Church of Ireland clergyman who came to prominence after the English Restoration, first as Bishop of Elphin, then as Archbishop of Tuam and finally as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Lord High Treasurer
1317–1318
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Chancellor
1318–1320
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Chancellor
1327–1328
Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ely
1316–1337
Succeeded by