Robert Wickhampton was a medieval
Bishop of Salisbury
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Wickhampton was a
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of Salisbury before he was
Dean of Salisbury
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by 17 January 1258. He was also a papal chaplain. He had a
dispensation for his election to the bishopric due to his
illegitimacy
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[British History Online Bishops of Salisbury]
accessed on 30 October 2007 He was elected to the
see of Salisbury about 23 February 1271 and consecrated on 13 May 1274. He died on 24 April 1284.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270] Before his death, he became blind, and a
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was appointed to the see on 12 February 1282. He may have been related to an
archdeacon
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of Salisbury, Thomas de Wickhampton.
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British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007
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Bishops of Salisbury
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13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1284 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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