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| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Winchester |
| Title | Bishop of Winchester |
| Period in office | 1333–1345 |
| Predecessor | John de Stratford |
| Successor | William Edington |
| Religious career | |
| Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Hereford Bishop of Worcester |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | 18 July 1345 |
Adam Orleton (or Adam of Orlton, Adam de Orlton, Adam de Orleton) (died 1345) was an English churchman and royal administrator.
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Life
He was nominated bishop of Hereford on 15 May 1317, and consecrated on 22 May 1317.1 He was translated to be bishop of Worcester on 25 September 1327,2 and lastly to the position of bishop of Winchester on 1 December 1333.3
He was a supporter of Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer against Edward II of England, playing a significant role in the events of 1326.4 One assessment:
| “ | Bishop Adam, wary, unscrupulous, but at the same time vigorous and of unusual ability, played a great part in politics to the end of the wretched King's life. Some historians still believe that he recommended the murder; he certainly supported the deposition in Parliament, and went to Kenilworth as one of the commissioners to force the King's resignation. If thus interested in secular politics, he was no less watchful and vigilant in the affairs of his bishopric and the cathedral.5 | ” |
In 1327 he briefly held the office of Lord High Treasurer, from January through March.6
He died on 18 July 1345.3
In literature
In Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II, Orleton is given a role in Edward's death. This traditional story is not given credence by contemporary historians.
Notes
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p 250
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 277
- ^ The Peerage.com: Edward III accessed on 31 August 2007; McKisack The Fourteenth Century pp. 85-91
- ^ Gutenberg text
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 105
References
- Haines, Roy Marti The Church and Politics in Fourteenth-Century England: The Career of Adam Orleton c. 1275-1345 1978
- McKisack, May, The Fourteenth Century
- The Peerage.com: Edward III accessed on 31 August 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Weir, Alison Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England 2005
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Stratford |
Lord High Treasurer 1327 |
Succeeded by Henry Burghersh |
| Religious titles | ||
| Preceded by Richard Swinefield |
Bishop of Hereford 1317–1327 |
Succeeded by Thomas Charlton |
| Preceded by Wulstan Bransford |
Bishop of Worcester 1327–1333 |
Succeeded by Simon Montacute |
| Preceded by John de Stratford |
Bishop of Winchester 1333–1345 |
Succeeded by William Edington |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Orleton, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adam of Orlton; de Orlton, Adam; de Orleton, Adam |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Hereford; Lord High Treasurer; Bishop of Worcester; Bishop of Winchester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18 July 1345 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
