Robert Baldock
14th-century Bishop of Norwich-elect and Chancellor of England
Robert Baldock | |
|---|---|
| Lord Chancellor of England | |
| In office 1323–1326 | |
| Monarch | Edward II |
| Preceded by | John Salmon |
| Succeeded by | John Hotham |
| Lord Privy Seal of England | |
| In office 1320–1323 | |
| Monarch | Edward II |
| Preceded by | Thomas Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wodehouse |
| Archdeacon of Middlesex | |
| In office 1315–1326 | |
| Monarch | Edward II |
| Preceded by | Richard Newport |
| Succeeded by | Roger de Hales |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 May 1327 Newgate Prison |
Robert Baldock (or de Baldock; died 28 May 1327)[1] was the Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England, during the reign of King Edward II of England.
Career
Baldock was archdeacon of Middlesex when he was named Controller of the Wardrobe and Lord Privy Seal on 27 January 1320[2] and then Prebend of Aylesbury in August 1320.[3] He remained Lord Privy Seal until 8 July 1323,[2] before being named Lord Chancellor of England on 20 August 1323.[4]
Baldock was elected Bishop of Norwich on 23 July 1325,[5] but before consecration resigned the office on 3 September 1325 to avoid a collision between the pope and the King.[6]
In October 1326, Baldock was one of the small number of supporters who fled London with King Edward when Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer invaded. He remained with the King and the Despensers, the King's particular favorites, in their flight across England to the Despensers' lands in Wales, and was one of the last handful who attempted to cross to Ireland and failed.[7] He and the King remained fugitives until their hiding place was revealed. Baldock lost his offices and was imprisoned in November 1326.
Death
Unlike the Despensers, who suffered quick trials and executions, Baldock was a clergyman, and so in February 1327 was sent to London for trial by fellow clergy.[6] He was placed under house arrest at Hereford Palace (the Bishop of Hereford's London residence).[8] A mob broke into the house, severely beat him, and threw him into Newgate Prison, where he was murdered by some of the inmates.[9]
Citations
- ^ Haines 2004.
- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, p. 93.
- ^ King 1962, pp. 24–27.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 86.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 261.
- ^ a b Foss 1870, p. 51.
- ^ Mortimer 2010, p. 157.
- ^ Campbell 1848, p. 206.
- ^ Mortimer 2010, p. 162.
References
Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Robert de Baldock.
- Campbell, John (1848). The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England. Vol. 1. London: John Murray.
- Foss, Edward (1870). Biographia Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England. London: John Murray.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Haines, Roy Martin (23 September 2004). "Baldock, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1155. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- King, H. P. F. (1962). "Prebendaries: Aylesbury". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Vol. 1: Lincoln Diocese. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 24–27.
- Mortimer, Ian (2010). The Greatest Traitor. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 9780099552222.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Charlton | Lord Privy Seal of England 1320–1323 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by John Salmon | Lord Chancellor of England 1323–1326 | Succeeded by John Hotham |
| Religious titles | ||
| Preceded by Richard Newport | Archdeacon of Middlesex 1315–1326 | Succeeded by Roger de Hales |
| Preceded by John Salmon as Bishop of Norwich | Bishop-elect of Norwich 1325 | Succeeded byas Bishop of Norwich |
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