Robert FitzHugh (d.1436) was
Bishop of London
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and
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Origins
FitzHugh was the second son of
Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (-1425),
KG, of
Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, by his wife Elizabeth Grey (born c. 1363), a daughter of Sir Robert de Grey, a son of
John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield.
Career
FitzHugh was provided to the see of London on 30 April 1431 and was consecrated on 16 September 1431.
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Death
FitzHugh died on 15 January 1436.[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 259]
Memorial
There was a memorial brass to him in the quire Choir is an ensemble of singers (or actors).
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Choir or quire
* Choir (architecture), the area between the nave and sanctuary in a church or cathedral
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at Old St Paul's Cathedral
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.["Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p93: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909]
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Bishops of London
Anglo-Normans
Archdeacons of Northampton
1436 deaths
People from Ravensworth
Alumni of King's Hall, Cambridge
Year of birth unknown
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