John of Pontoise (Latin: Johan de Pontissara;[1] died 1304) was a medieval Bishop of Winchester in the Kingdom of England, serving from 1282 to 1304.
John of Pontoise | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Appointed | 9 June 1282 |
| Installed | September 1282 |
| Term ended | 5 December 1304 |
| Predecessor | Richard de la More |
| Successor | Henry Woodlock |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Exeter |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | before 15 June 1282 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 December 1304 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
editJohn of Pontoise was from Pontoise in Seine-et-Oise in France, but spent much of his life in England. In 1280, he was briefly Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2][3] He was an Archdeacon of Exeter and a papal chaplain before Pope Martin IV provided him to the see of Winchester on 9 June 1282; he was consecrated before 15 June 1282. He was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral in September 1282.[4]
In 1303, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the 1294–1303 Gascon War.[5]
John of Pontoise died on 4 December 1304.[4]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ 1303 Treaty of Paris.
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Winchester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2 November 2007.
- ^ Rymer & al. (1745), "Tractatus Perpetuae Paciis & Amicitiae inter Angliae & Franciae Reges Firmatus & Juratus" [Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship between the Kings of England & France Confirmed & Sworn].
Bibliography
edit- British History Online Bishops of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007
- Rymer, Thomas; et al., eds. (1745), Foedera, Conventiones, Literae, et Cujuscunque Generis Acta Publica inter Reges Angliae et Alios Quosvis Imperatores, Reges, Pontifices, Principes, vel Communitates... [Treaties, Conventions, Letters, and Public Proceedings of Any Kind between the Kings of England and Any Other Emperors, Kings, Popes, Princes, or Communities...] (in Latin and French), vol. I, Pt. 4 (3rd ed.), The Hague: Jean Neaulme, pp. 24–29.
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