| Roger Walden | |
|---|---|
|
Archbishop of Canterbury |
|
| Enthroned | November 8 1397 |
| Ended | October 19 1399 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Arundel |
| Successor | Thomas Arundel |
| Died | January 6 1406 |
Roger Walden (d. 1406), was an English treasurer and church figure.
Contents |
Life
Little is now known of his birth nor of his early years. He had some connection with the Channel Islands, and resided for some time in Jersey where he was rector of the Parish Church of St Helier from 1371 to 1378. He then held livings in Yorkshire and in Leicestershire before he became archdeacon of Winchester in 1387. His days, however, were by no means fully occupied with his ecclesiastical duties, and in 1387 also he was appointed treasurer of Calais, holding about the same time other positions in this neighbourhood. In 1395, after having served Richard II as secretary, Walden became treasurer of England,[1] adding the deanery of York to his numerous other benefices. On November 8 1397 he was chosen Archbishop of Canterbury in succession to Thomas Arundel,[2] who had just been banished from the realm, but he lost this position when the new king Henry IV restored Arundel in 1399, and after a short imprisonment he passed into retirement, being, as he himself says, "in the dust and under feet of men." On December 10 1405, through Arundel's influence, he was elected Bishop of London, and he died at Much Hadham in Hertfordshire on January 6 1406.[3] An Historia Mundi, the manuscript of which is in the British Museum, is sometimes regarded as the work of Walden; but this was doubtless written by an earlier writer.
See also
Notes
References
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
External links
Further reading
Wylie, H. J. History of England under Henry IV vol. iii. (1896).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Waltham |
Lord High Treasurer 1395–1398 |
Succeeded by Guy Mone |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Arundel |
Archbishop of Canterbury 1398–1399 |
Succeeded by Thomas Arundel |
| Preceded by Robert Braybrooke |
Bishop of London 1405–1406 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Bubwith |
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walden, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lord Treasurer; Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of London |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1406 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Much Hadham, Hertfordshire |
