Stephen Gravesend | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Elected | 1 September 1318 |
| Term ended | 8 April 1338 |
| Predecessor | Richard Newport |
| Successor | Richard de Wentworth |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 January 1319 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 8 April 1338 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Stephen Gravesend was a medieval Bishop of London.
Gravesend was elected 1 September 1318 and consecrated on 14 January 1319. He died on 8 April 1338.[1]
Gravesend, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and Hamo Hethe, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[2]
Citations
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Weir, Alison Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England New York: Ballantine 2005 ISBN 0-345-45319-0
External links
- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. p. 128.
