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| name = William Lenn |
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| title = [[Bishop of Worcester]] |
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| religion = Catholic |
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| Successor =[[Henry Wakefield]] |
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| appointed = 11 October 1368 |
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| term_end = 18 November 1373 |
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| successor = [[Henry Wakefield (bishop of Worcester)|Henry Wakefield]] |
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| date of death =[[November 18]] [[1373]] |
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| death_date = 18 November 1373 |
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| previous_post = [[Bishop of Chichester]]<br />[[Dean of Chichester]] |
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'''William Lenn''' was a medieval [[ |
'''William Lenn''' (also '''Lenne''' or '''de Lynn'''; died 1373) was a medieval [[bishop of Chichester]] and [[bishop of Worcester]]. The name ''Lenn'' was the old name for [[Kings Lynn|Lynn]] in [[Norfolk]].<ref name="stephens117">Stephens ''Memorials'' pp. 117-118</ref> |
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Lenn went to Rome in his early life and became a doctor of canon law. He was subsequently made an ''auditor of causes'', in the holy court, by [[Pope Urban V]].<ref name="stephens117"/><ref name="coleman50">Coleman ''English Culture'' pp. 50-51</ref> |
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He was selected to Chichester on [[May 16]] [[1362]], and was consecrated about [[August 18]] [[1362]].<ref name=Handbook239>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239</ref> |
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In 1356 Lenn was made [[List of DeansofChichester|dean]] of Chichester Cathedral, then after the death of [[Robert de Stratford|Bishop Stratford]] he was selected for the see of Chichesteron16 May 1362, and was consecrated about18August 1362.<ref name=Handbook239>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239</ref> |
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Lenn's tenure at Chichester was quite short, but during that time he got into a quarrel with the [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel|earl of Arundel]], Stephens suggests that it was probably a dispute over land.<ref name="stephens117"/> It seems that the bishop procured a citation from Pope Urban V ordering the earl to appear before a court, in Rome, to answer the charges laid against him.<ref name="stephens117"/> The earl treated the summons with contempt and refused to go.<ref name="stephens117"/> What the bishop was trying to do was seen as a violation of both the ''[[Praemunire|Statute of Praemunire]]'' and the ''[[canon law]]'' of England. The King, [[Edward III]], was angry at the insult and summoned the bishop to attend the king's court, to account for his actions.<ref name="stephens117"/> The bishop, however, was in Rome at the time, but he was convicted in his absence, and all his goods and chattels seized, by the crown.<ref name="stephens117"/> |
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==Notes== |
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Lenn was translated to the [[see of Worcester]] on 11 October 1368 <ref name=Handbook279>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 279</ref> He died of a stroke, in that office on 18 November 1373, as he mounted a horse to go to London to attend Parliament.<ref name="stephens117"/> |
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==Citations== |
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==References== |
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* {{cite book |author=Coleman, Janet |editor= Piero Boitani|title=Chaucer and the Italian Trecento: English Culture in the Fourteenth Century|publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1985 |isbn= 9780521239981 }} |
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* {{cite book |last1=Fryde |first1=E. B. |last2=Greenway |first2=D. E. |last3=Porter |first3=S. |last4=Roy |first4=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }} |
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* {{cite book|author= Stephens W.R.W.|year=1876|title=Memorials of the South Saxon See and Cathedral Church of Chichester|publisher= Richard Bentley and Sons|location=London}} |
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{{s-bef | before = [[Robert Stratford]] }} |
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Bishop of Chichester]] | years =1362–1368 }} |
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{{s-aft | after = [[William Reade]]}} |
{{s-aft | after = [[William Reade (bishop)|William Reade]]}} |
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{{s-bef | before = [[William Wittlesey]] }} |
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Bishop of Worcester]] | years = |
{{s-ttl | title = [[Bishop of Worcester]] | years =1368–1373 }} |
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{{s-aft | after = [[Walter Lyghe]]}} |
{{s-aft | after = [[Walter Lyghe]]}} |
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|NAME= Lenn, William |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Lynn, William |
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|DATE OF DEATH=November 18, 1373 |
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William Lenn
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Appointed | 11 October 1368 |
Term ended | 18 November 1373 |
Predecessor | William Wittlesey |
Successor | Henry Wakefield |
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Died | 18 November 1373 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Chichester Dean of Chichester |
William Lenn (also Lenneorde Lynn; died 1373) was a medieval bishop of Chichester and bishop of Worcester. The name Lenn was the old name for LynninNorfolk.[1]
Lenn went to Rome in his early life and became a doctor of canon law. He was subsequently made an auditor of causes, in the holy court, by Pope Urban V.[1][2]
In 1356 Lenn was made dean of Chichester Cathedral, then after the death of Bishop Stratford he was selected for the see of Chichester on 16 May 1362, and was consecrated about 18 August 1362.[3]
Lenn's tenure at Chichester was quite short, but during that time he got into a quarrel with the earl of Arundel, Stephens suggests that it was probably a dispute over land.[1] It seems that the bishop procured a citation from Pope Urban V ordering the earl to appear before a court, in Rome, to answer the charges laid against him.[1] The earl treated the summons with contempt and refused to go.[1] What the bishop was trying to do was seen as a violation of both the Statute of Praemunire and the canon law of England. The King, Edward III, was angry at the insult and summoned the bishop to attend the king's court, to account for his actions.[1] The bishop, however, was in Rome at the time, but he was convicted in his absence, and all his goods and chattels seized, by the crown.[1]
Lenn was translated to the see of Worcester on 11 October 1368 [4] He died of a stroke, in that office on 18 November 1373, as he mounted a horse to go to London to attend Parliament.[1]
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Preceded by | Bishop of Chichester 1362–1368 |
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Preceded by | Bishop of Worcester 1368–1373 |
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