Richard de Havering (or Richard de Haverings) (died

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) was a medieval

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clergyman who briefly was Archbishop of Dublin. He was the son of

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and Seneschal of Gascony and his wife Margaret. He became a priest in the

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. He held the post of

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(also referred to as the king's clerk or Secretary of State). The

was the head of the financial administration of the

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. He was appointed on 24 March 1305 and took office on 22 September 1305 until 7 April 1306. He was reappointed on 6 October 1306 until 10 May 1308. He then became

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. He was elected

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in March

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and appointed 10 July of that year; although he received possession of the see's temporalities on 13 September 1307, he was never consecrated and after enjoying the dignity and profits of the see resigned 21 November 1310. He was then presented the post of Prebendary of Aylesbury in 1310 after being chosen by the new

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. He was known as 'Dublin Electus'. In 1315, he became

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and appears to have died in 1341. Richard was pursued for a debt owed by his father sometime between 1327 and 1331. This debt was accrued when his father was

between 1274 and 1277. His father collected money for the repair of buildings at

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and specific amounts remained outstanding on the account.

References

National Archives

The Gascon Rolls Project
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Havering, Richard de Year of birth unknown 1341 deaths 14th-century English Roman Catholic priests Archbishops of Dublin Archdeacons of Chester