Robert Somercotes (sometimes Somercote) (died 26 September 1241) was an English

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. He took part in the Papal conclave, 1241, but died during it. It was rumoured at the time that he was ''

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'' 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 in 1239 by

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. He was buried at the church of

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in Rome.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Somercotes, Robert 12th-century births 1241 deaths 13th-century English cardinals Year of birth unknown