13 September 1274 A.D. William Chillenden Dies—Nomination as 48th Archbishop of Canterbury Quashed

13 September 1274 A.D.  William Chillenden Dies—Nomination as 48^th Archbishop of Canterbury Quashed

William Chillenden, (died 1274) also known as Adam of Chillenden, was a monk at Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, and treasurer of that priory when he was elected Prior of Christ Church in 1263 (or 1264).^[1]

Chillenden was elected to be Archbishop of Canterbury in England on 9 September 1270. King Edward I, however, had wanted his Chancellor Robert Burnell elected.^[2] Chillenden's election was set aside by the pope in the summer of 1272 and he never received his pallium.^[3]

Chillenden died on 13 September 1274.^[1]

 

Notes

1.                                        ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} British History Online Priors of Christ Church Priory Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007

2.                                        Jump up ^ Prestwich Edward I p. 73

3.                                        Jump up ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233

References

·                  British History Online Priors of Christ Church Priory Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007

·                  Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 

·                  Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07157-4. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Roger de St Elphege	Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury 1263/4–1274	Succeeded by Thomas Ringmere
Preceded by Boniface of Savoy (archbishop)	Archbishop-elect of Canterbury 1270–1272	Succeeded by Robert Kilwardby (archbishop)