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William of Ely is an English Catholic clergyman and 5th [[Lord High Treasurer]] of England. He is a relative of [[Richard FitzNeal]] and suppected descendant of [[Nigel, Bishop of Ely]], both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appoint the Canon of St. Paul's just before being appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of [[Archdeacon]] of [[Cleveland, England|Cleveland]] in 1201 and Prebend of Leighton Buzzard in 1207. |
William of Ely is an English Catholic clergyman and 5th [[Lord High Treasurer]] of England. He is a relative of [[Richard FitzNeal]] and suppected descendant of [[Nigel, Bishop of Ely]], both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appoint the Canon of St. Paul's just before being appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of [[Archdeacon]] of [[Cleveland, England|Cleveland]] in 1201 and Prebend of Leighton Buzzard in 1207.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Reign of King John |last=Painter|first=Sydney |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1979 |publisher=Ayer Publishing |location= |isbn= |pages=66-67 }}</ref> |
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A story about William of Ely tells about 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).<ref>Walter, Henriette. ''Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie''. 1994.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:21, 7 May 2008
William | |
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| 5th Lord High Treasurer | |
| In office 1196 – Aug 1215 | |
| Monarchs | Richard I John |
| Preceded by | Richard FitzNeal |
| Succeeded by | Eustace of Fauconberg, Bishop of London |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Richard FitzNeal |
William of Ely is an English Catholic clergyman and 5th Lord High Treasurer of England. He is a relative of Richard FitzNeal and suppected descendant of Nigel, Bishop of Ely, both previous Lord High Treasurers. He was appoint the Canon of St. Paul's just before being appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1196. He added the position of Archdeacon of Cleveland in 1201 and Prebend of Leighton Buzzard in 1207.[1]
A story about William of Ely tells about 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]