William of Ely

William
William
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

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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 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]

References

^ Painter, Sydney (1979). The Reign of King John. Ayer Publishing. pp. 66–67. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Walter, Henriette. Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie. Paris: Laffont, 1994.

Political offices
Preceded by Richard FitzNeal	Lord High Treasurer 1196–1215	Succeeded by Eustace of Fauconberg

[1] Painter, Sydney (1979). The Reign of King John. Ayer Publishing. pp. 66–67. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[2] Walter, Henriette. Aventure des langues en Occident : leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie. Paris: Laffont, 1994.

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