15th-century Bishop of London
Robert FitzHugh
Arms of FitzHugh: Azure, three chevrons interlaced in base or a chief of the last
Appointed 30 April 1431 Term ended 15 January 1436 Predecessor William Grey Successor Robert Gilbert Consecration 16 September 1431 Died 15 January 1436 Denomination Catholic
Robert FitzHugh (died 1436) was Bishop of London and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge .
Origins
FitzHugh was the second son of Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1363 -1425), KG , of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, by his wife Elizabeth Grey (born c. 1363), a daughter of Sir Robert de Grey, a son of John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield .
Career
FitzHugh was provided to the see of London on 30 April 1431 and was consecrated on 16 September 1431.[ 1]
Death
FitzHugh died on 15 January 1436.[ 1]
Memorial
There was a memorial brass to him in the quire at Old St Paul's Cathedral .[ 2]
Citations
^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
^ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p93: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909
References
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
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