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Nicholas of Ely
Nicholas of Ely
Bishop of Winchester
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	2 March 1268
Installed	27 May 1268
Term ended	12 February 1280
Predecessor	John Gervais
Successor	Robert Burnell
Other post(s)	Bishop of Worcester; Archdeacon of Ely
Orders
Consecration	19 September 1266
Personal details
Died	12 February 1280
Denomination	Catholic
Lord Chancellor
	In office; 1260–1261
Monarch	Henry III of England
Preceded by	Henry Wingham
Succeeded by	Walter de Merton
Lord Chancellor
	In office; 1263–1263
Monarch	Henry III of England
Preceded by	Walter de Merton
Succeeded by	John Chishull
Lord High Treasurer
	In office; 1263–1263
Monarch	Henry III of England
Preceded by	John of Caux
Succeeded by	Henry

Nicholas of Ely was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord High Treasurer in the 13th century.

Life

Nicholas was Archdeacon of Ely when he was first appointed chancellor by Henry III in 1260, but he was sacked in favour of Walter de Merton in 1261.^[1] His politics were in favour of the Montfortian dispensation in parliament created by the Provisions of Oxford. He supported the new activism for which compromises could be extracted on liberties from the King in exchange for voting money. But on his return from France, Henry III was absolved by the Pope from upholding the provisions. A bull was published in which the reforms were renounced. Both the Justiciar, Hugh Despenser, and the Chancellor were dismissed in favour of the faction around the Marcher Lords. However the offices of state were not abolished, and nor would the overthrow of the provisions mean punishment for the former officials.

Nicholas also held prebends in the diocese of London and was a papal chaplain.^[2] Nicholas was a popular reformist figure when he returned to office, although De Montfort insisted that the Council now had the power to appoint, he was appointed Treasurer at the Oxford parliament in April 1263.^[3] Montfort's victory at Windsor and Bristol over the royalists could mean that Nicholas would once more be favoured by his ally, he was granted the office of Chancellor in August, but lost both offices later in the year.^[1]^[4]^[5] He was elected to the see of Worcester about 8 June 1266 and consecrated on 19 September 1266.^[6] He was enthroned at Worcester Cathedral on 26 September 1266.^[7]

Nicholas was translated to the see of Winchester on 2 March 1268^[8] by Pope Clement IV. He was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral on 27 May 1268.^[9]

Nicholas died on 12 February 1280.^[8]

Citations

^ ^a ^b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 85
^ British History Online Archdeacons of Ely accessed on 2 November 2007
^ J.R.Maddicott, Montfort,, pp.239-41.
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 104
^ T.Wykes, Annales Monastici: The Chronicle of Thomas Wykes,vol.4, ed.H.R. Luard, (London, 1869).
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 2 November 2007
^ ^a ^b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 276
^ British History Online Bishops of Winchester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 2 November 2007

References

British History Online Archdeacons of Ely accessed on 2 November 2007
British History Online Bishops of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007
British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 2 November 2007
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.

Political offices
Preceded by Henry Wingham	Lord Chancellor 1260–1261	Succeeded by Walter de Merton
Preceded by Walter de Merton	Lord Chancellor 1263	Succeeded by John Chishull
Preceded by John of Caux	Lord High Treasurer 1263	Succeeded by Henry
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Walter de Cantilupe	Bishop of Worcester 1266–1268	Succeeded by Godfrey Giffard
Preceded by John Gervais	Bishop of Winchester 1268–1280	Succeeded by Robert Burnell