Ralph Ergham (or Erghum; died 1400) was the English bishop of Salisbury from 1375 to 1388, and then bishop of Bath and Wells from 1388 to 1400.
Ralph Ergham | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bath and Wells | |
| Appointed | 3 April 1388 |
| Term ended | 10 April 1400 |
| Predecessor | Walter Skirlaw |
| Successor | Richard Clifford |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Salisbury |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 December 1375 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 10 April 1400 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Ergham was Chancellor of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster[1] from 1373 to 1377. On 12 October 1375 he was selected to be Bishop of Salisbury, and was consecrated on 9 December.[2] On 3 April 1388, he was transferred to the see of Bath and Wells.[3] Ergham was also a member of King Richard II's first council, representing John of Gaunt's interests.[4] He died on 10 April 1400.[3]
The executors of his will are named as: Agnes Rabbas, his sister; Thomas Tery, canon of Wells; and John Podemour.[5]
Citations
edit- ^ Hospitals of St Mary Magdalen, Preston Archived 28 September 2007 at archive.today accessed on 24 August 2007
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
- ^ McKisack The Fourteenth Century p. 400
- ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/561; in 1401; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no561/bCP40no561dorses/IMG_1675.htm; 5th entry, as plaintiffs
References
edit- Hospitals of St Mary Magdalen, Preston
- 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.
- McKisack, May The Fourteenth Century
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