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'''William of Ely''' was an English churchman and the fifth [[Lord High Treasurer]] of [[England]]. He was a relative of [[Richard FitzNeal]] and supposed descendant of [[Nigel, Bishop of Ely]], both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appointed a Canon of St. Paul's just before being made Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of [[Archdeaconry of Cleveland|Archdeacon of Cleveland]] in 1201 and Prebendary of [[Leighton Buzzard]] in 1207.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Reign of King John |last=Painter|first=Sydney |year=1979 |publisher=Ayer Publishing |pages=66–67 }}</ref>
'''William of Ely''' was an English churchman and the fifth [[Lord High Treasurer]] of [[England]]. He was a relative of [[Richard FitzNeal]] and supposed descendant of [[Nigel, Bishop of Ely]], both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appointed a [[Canon of St. Paul's]] just before being made Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of [[Archdeaconry of Cleveland|Archdeacon of Cleveland]] in 1201 and Prebendary of [[Leighton Buzzard]] in 1207.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Reign of King John |last=Painter|first=Sydney |year=1979 |publisher=Ayer Publishing |pages=66–67 }}</ref>


A story about William of Ely tells of his attempted escape from England during a time when he had fallen from favour with the King; he was disguised as a commoner but was stopped when he proved unable to respond to a simple question posed to him in English (illustrating the [[Anglo-Norman language|dominance of the French language]] among nobles and clergymen at the time).<ref>{{cite book |title=Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie |last=Walter|first=Henriette |year=1994 |publisher=[[Éditions Robert Laffont|Laffont]] |location=Paris |pages=379 }}</ref>
A story about William of Ely tells of his attempted escape from England during a time when he had fallen from favour with the King; he was disguised as a commoner but was stopped when he proved unable to respond to a simple question posed to him in English (illustrating the [[Anglo-Norman language|dominance of the French language]] among nobles and clergymen at the time).<ref>{{cite book |title=Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie |last=Walter|first=Henriette |year=1994 |publisher=[[Éditions Robert Laffont|Laffont]] |location=Paris |pages=379 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Lord High Treasurers]]
* [[List of lord high treasurers of England and Great Britain]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 28 August 2024

William
Archdeacon of Cleveland
ChurchCatholic
In office1201
Previous post(s)Canon of St. Paul's
Prebend of Leighton Buzzard
Treasurer
In office
1196 – August 1215
MonarchsRichard I
John
Preceded byRichard FitzNeal
Succeeded byEustace of Fauconberg,
Bishop of London

William of Ely was an English churchman and the fifth Lord High Treasurer of England. He was a relative of Richard FitzNeal and supposed descendant of Nigel, Bishop of Ely, both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appointed a Canon of St. Paul's just before being made Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of Archdeacon of Cleveland in 1201 and Prebendary of Leighton Buzzard in 1207.[1]

A story about William of Ely tells of his attempted escape from England during a time when he had fallen from favour with the King; he was disguised as a commoner but was stopped when he proved unable to respond to a simple question posed to him in English (illustrating the dominance of the French language among nobles and clergymen at the time).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Painter, Sydney (1979). The Reign of King John. Ayer Publishing. pp. 66–67.
  2. ^ Walter, Henriette (1994). Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie. Paris: Laffont. p. 379.
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1196–1215 		Succeeded by


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