Biography of Bishop Thomas de Brantingham -1394

From 27 Jun 1369 to 1371 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Lord Treasurer to King Edward III of England (age 56).

On 05 Mar 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 12 May 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

From 1377 to 1381 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Lord Treasurer to King Richard II of England (age 9).

Patent Rolls Richard II 1381 1385. 12 Feb 1385. Commission to W. Bishop of  Winchester (age 65), Thomas, Bishop of  Exeter, Richard, Earl of Arundel (age 39), Robert, Earl of Oxford (age 23), Thomas, Earl of Nottingham (age 16), Hugh de Segrave (age 89), treasurer of England, Simon de Burley (age 45), under-chamberlain, Nicholas Brembre, mayor of London, John Clanvowe and Robert Plesyngton, knights, Master Walter Skirlawe, keeper of the privy seal, John Waltham, keeper of the rolls of Chancery, John Appelby, dean of St. Paul's, London, Richard Rounhale and Thomas Bacton, clerks,

Wonderful Parliament

Chronicle of Adam of Usk. Sep 1386. Owing to the many ill-starred crises of king Richard’s (age 19) reign, which were caused by his youth, a solemn parliament was holden at Westminster, wherein twelve of the chief men of the land were advanced, by full provision of parliament, to the government of the king and the kingdom, in order to bridle the wantonness and extravagance of his servants and flatterers, and, in short, to reform the business of the realm; but alas! only to lead to the weary deeds which are hereinafter written1.

Note 1. The actual number of the commissioners appointed by the Wonderful Parliament of 1386 was eleven, or fourteen if the three principal officers of state be included. The eleven were: the archbishops of Canterbury (age 44) and York (age 45), the dukes of York (age 45) and Gloucester (age 31), the bishops of Winchester (age 66) and Exeter, the abbot of Waltham, the earl of Arundel, John de Cobham, Richard le Scrope, and John Devereux. Thomas Arundel (age 33), bishop of Ely, had replaced Michael de la Pole (age 25), earl of Suffolk, as chancellor; John Gilbert, bishop of Hereford, was treasurer; and John de Waltham, keeper of the privy seal. It will be remembered that John of Gaunt (age 46) was at this time in Spain, as a reason for his name not appearing on the commission.

In 1389 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Lord Treasurer to King Richard II of England (age 21).

Around 23 Dec 1394 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham died. He was buried in the nave in Exeter Cathedral [Map].