Richard de Beaumis
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Richard de Beaumis was a medieval Bishop of London
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region of Normandy
. He was elected to the see of London on 24 May 1108. His ordination as a priest took place on 14 June 1108, a little over a month before he was consecrated as a bishop
on 26 July 1108. He served as the justiciar for King Henry I of England
at Shrewsbury, where he oversaw Welsh affairs. He had a reputation as an expert on legal matters. He died in 1127, with his death being commemorated on 16 January, so he probably died on that date. His nephew Richard de Beaumis II
was later Bishop of London and another nephew was archdeacon of Essex in the diocese of London. He had two sons, Walter and William. Walter was a canon of London, holding the prebend of Newington, and William was Archdeacon of London
. On his deathbed, he confessed that he had lied about his tenure of a manor, previously testifying that he held it in fee, when in reality he had it under a lease.
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
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Life
Beaumis' family came from Beaumais-sur-Dive in the CalvadosCalvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
region of Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
. He was elected to the see of London on 24 May 1108. His ordination as a priest took place on 14 June 1108, a little over a month before he was consecrated as a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
on 26 July 1108. He served as the justiciar for King Henry I of England
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
at Shrewsbury, where he oversaw Welsh affairs. He had a reputation as an expert on legal matters. He died in 1127, with his death being commemorated on 16 January, so he probably died on that date. His nephew Richard de Beaumis II
Richard de Beaumis II
Richard de Beaumis was a medieval Bishop of London.-Life:Beaumis' father was Robert de Beaumis. The family came from Beaumais-sur-Dive in the Calvados region of Normandy. He was a nephew of Richard de Beaumis, Bishop of London from 1108 to 1127, as well as the brother of Richard Ruffus, who was...
was later Bishop of London and another nephew was archdeacon of Essex in the diocese of London. He had two sons, Walter and William. Walter was a canon of London, holding the prebend of Newington, and William was Archdeacon of London
Archdeacon of London
The Archdeacon of London is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It covers one of two archdeaconries within the London and Westminster episcopal area of the Diocese of London - that episcopal area's bishop is the Bishop of London.-List:*William de Beaumais, 12th century *William of...
. On his deathbed, he confessed that he had lied about his tenure of a manor, previously testifying that he held it in fee, when in reality he had it under a lease.