Robert Somercotes (sometimes Somercote)
[ (died 26 September 1241) was an English ]Cardinal
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**'' Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**'' Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, ...
. He took part in the Papal conclave, 1241, but died during it. It was rumoured at the time that he was ''papabile
''Papabile'' (, also , ; ; or "able to be pope") is an unofficial Italian term first coined by Vaticanologists and now used internationally in many languages to describe a Catholic man, in practice always a cardinal, who is thought a likel ...
'' and was poisoned, to prevent his election.[Nicholas Schofield and Gerard Skinner, ''The English Cardinals'' (2007), p. 29.]
He was named as cardinal of the church of San Eustachio
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in 1239 by Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX ( la, Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; c. 1145 or before 1170 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decre ...
. He was buried at the church of San Crisogono in Rome.
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12th-century births
1241 deaths
13th-century English cardinals
Year of birth unknown