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'''Gilbert de Greenlaw''' († [[1402]]) was a medieval [[Bishop of Aberdeen]] and [[Bishop of St. Andrews|Bishop-elect of St. Andrews]]. He was a [[Licentiate]] in the [[Arts]], and had been a [[canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Bishop of Moray|Bishopric of Moray]] by the late [[1370s]], before being provided by [[Avignon Pope Clement VII]] the church of [[Liston]] in the [[Bishop of St. Andrews|Bishopric of St. Andrews]] in [[1379]]. By the later [[1380s]], he was in the [[diocese of Aberdeen]]. In [[1389]], he was elected to hold the bishopric of Aberdeen, a position to which he was consecrated in [[1390]]. Gilbert subsequently went on to hold the position of [[Chancellor of Scotland]] for many years, albeit in an interrupted manner. Gilbert was |
'''Gilbert de Greenlaw''' († [[1402]]) was a medieval [[Bishop of Aberdeen]] and [[Bishop of St. Andrews|Bishop-elect of St. Andrews]]. He was a [[Licentiate]] in the [[Arts]], and had been a [[canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Bishop of Moray|Bishopric of Moray]] by the late [[1370s]], before being provided by [[Avignon Pope Clement VII]] the church of [[Liston]] in the [[Bishop of St. Andrews|Bishopric of St. Andrews]] in [[1379]]. By the later [[1380s]], he was in the [[diocese of Aberdeen]]. In [[1389]], he was elected to hold the bishopric of Aberdeen, a position to which he was consecrated in [[1390]]. Gilbert subsequently went on to hold the position of [[Chancellor of Scotland]] for many years, albeit in an interrupted manner. Gilbert was subsequently postulated to the more prestigious bishopric of [[St. Andrews]] after the untimely death of [[Walter de Danyelston]], its previous Bishop-elect. However, [[Avignon Pope Benedict XIII]] quashed the postulation, and chose [[Henry Wardlaw]] in his stead. Gilbert, then, remained Bishop of Aberdeen, and died in 1422. |
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Gilbert de Greenlaw († 1402) was a medieval Bishop of Aberdeen and Bishop-elect of St. Andrews. He was a Licentiate in the Arts, and had been a canon of Bishopric of Moray by the late 1370s, before being provided by Avignon Pope Clement VII the church of Liston in the Bishopric of St. Andrews in 1379. By the later 1380s, he was in the diocese of Aberdeen. In 1389, he was elected to hold the bishopric of Aberdeen, a position to which he was consecrated in 1390. Gilbert subsequently went on to hold the position of Chancellor of Scotland for many years, albeit in an interrupted manner. Gilbert was subsequently postulated to the more prestigious bishopric of St. Andrews after the untimely death of Walter de Danyelston, its previous Bishop-elect. However, Avignon Pope Benedict XIII quashed the postulation, and chose Henry Wardlaw in his stead. Gilbert, then, remained Bishop of Aberdeen, and died in 1422.
Reference
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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