Thomas Cobham (died 1327) was an English churchman, who was Archbishop-elect of Canterbury in 1313 and later

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from 1317 to 1327. Cobham earned a Doctor of

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and a Doctor of

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British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on September 11, 2007 and served as

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from 1301 to around 1305.British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes
accessed on September 11, 2007 Cobham was nominated to replace Archbishop Robert Winchelsey in 1313, by the monks of

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.Weir ''Queen Isabella'' p. 94 The election took place on 28 May 1313.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 233 King

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intervened and petitioned the pope to appoint the Bishop of Worcester –

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to Canterbury instead of Cobham. Pope

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acquiesced and issued a bull dismissing the election of Cobham on 1 October 1313 and installing Reynolds in his stead.Weir ''Queen Isabella'' p. 95 On 31 March 1317, Cobham was provided to the bishopric of Worcester, and was consecrated on 22 May 1317.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 279 Cobham died on 27 August 1327. His library was given to the

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. He may have been Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, but there is confusion with another similarly named person who was also Chancellor in the 15th century.
accessed on February 17, 2023

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British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes
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British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on September 11, 2007 * * Alison Weir, Weir, Alison ''Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England'' New York: Ballantine 2005
British History Online: The University of Cambridge: Chancellors
accessed on February 17, 2023 Archbishops of Canterbury 1327 deaths Bishops of Worcester Archdeacons of Lewes 14th-century English Roman Catholic archbishops Burials at Worcester Cathedral Year of birth unknown 14th-century English clergy {{England-bishop-stub