Hamo Hethe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England. He was born about 1275 in Centuries, Hythe. He was elected on 18 March 1317 and consecrated on 26 August 1319. He resigned the see early 1352 before his death 4 May 1352.[1]
Hamo Hethe | |
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| Bishop of Rochester | |
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| Elected | 18 March 1317 |
| Term ended | early 1352 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Wouldham |
| Successor | John Sheppey |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 August 1319 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 4 May 1352 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Hethe, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and Stephen Gravesend, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[2]
Citations
editReferences
edit- 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.
- Weir, Alison (2005). Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45319-0.
External links
edit- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 61–62.
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