William de Landallis (died 1385) was a 14th-century
Bishop of St. Andrews.
Life
Like his predecessor,
James Bane, he was a native of
Aberdeenshire, serving as rector of
Kinkell before being appointed by
Pope Benedict XII as the successor to James at
St. Andrews.
The
prior and the
chapter of the
see had actually chosen William Bell,
dean
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Titles
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of
diocese of Dunkeld, "a famous gret persoune"
ndrew of Wyntoun's Chronicle but "depressed by age and afflicted by blindness"
ohn Dowden, "Some Bishops of St Andrews in Scotland" and having waited in vain for the Pope's confirmation of his election, William Bell had the fair-mindedness to resign all the rights derived from his election to the Pope, who, understanding William's position, respected his decision. The Kings of Scotland and France joined the Pope in their recommendation of William de Landallis, and the candidate put forward by the English King was not accepted.
According to
Walter Bower
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(vi. 45), William was appointed to the bishopric on 18 February 1342, a date confirmed by a known papal letter. William Bell travelled back to Scotland with Landallis, and died in the Priory of St Andrews on 7 February 1342 or 1743
owden, ibid.
William's long rule as bishop was generally successful.
In 1370, he crowned
Robert II at
Scone
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.
However, it was during William's episcopate that
St. Andrews' Cathedral was destroyed by
fire
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.
In 1381,
Pope Clement VII
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granted some benefices towards the cathedral's reconstruction, and promised certain rewards to those lay donors who assisted with this aim.
William died at St. Andrews, in the
Priory
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, on 23 September 1385.
He was buried inside the cathedral, in the church's vestry.
Notes
References
*
Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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1385 deaths
People from Aberdeenshire
Bishops of St Andrews
14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown