Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Devon, Exeter Cathedral [Map]
Exeter Cathedral is in Exeter, Devon [Map], Cathedrals in England.
General Photos of Exeter Cathedral [Map]. Hand On Skull.
On 11 Aug 1107 Bishop William Warelwast was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 10 Feb 1194 Henry Marshal (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 24th or 27th October 1206 Henry Marshal (age 58) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map] where his tomb is extant.
Around 13 Apr 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 05 Oct 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.
Around 1220 Bishop Walter Branscombe was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 23 Feb 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 10 Mar 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was ordained priest and was consecrated Bishop of Exeter by Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 51).
On 14 Apr 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was enthroned Bishop of Exeter at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 22 Jul 1280 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 60) died at Bishopsteignton, Devon. He was buried in Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 11 Aug 1300 Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton (age 78) died at Okehampton, Devon. She was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1302 William Pontington Canon Exeter was appointed Precentor Exeter Cathedral.
Before 1307 William Pontington Canon Exeter was appointed Canon Exeter Cathedral.
In 1308 Bishop Walter Stapledon (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1326 Bishop James Berkeley was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 10 Aug 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 18 Oct 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
On 16 Sep 1360 William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 50) died. He was buried either in the Courtenay Chantry Chapel at Exeter Cathedral [Map] or at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton. Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 13) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 16 Jul 1369 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 77) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map]. His nephew Thomas Grandison 4th Baron Grandison (age 30) succeeded 4th Baron Grandison. Margaret Carew Baroness Grandison and Beauchamp by marriage Baroness Grandison.
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.
After 02 May 1377. Exeter Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (deceased) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 66). Note the de Bohun Swans Effigies on which her feet rest.
Margaret Bohun Countess Devon: On 03 Apr 1311 she was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. On 11 Aug 1325 Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and she were married. She the daughter of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon and Agnes St John Countess Devon. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. On 23 Dec 1340 Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon died. His son Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon succeeded 10th Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. She by marriage Countess Devon. On 16 Dec 1391 Margaret Bohun Countess Devon died.
On 18 Feb 1383 John Dynham (age 24) killed John Broun (his father's murderer) at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
Around 23 Dec 1394 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham died. He was buried in the nave in Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 15 Jan 1395 Bishop Edmund Stafford (age 51) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 02 Feb 1405 Peter Courtenay (age 59) died. He was buried at the Courtenay Chantry Chapel at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 03 Sep 1419 Bishop Edmund Stafford (age 75) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1457 Bishop John Hales (age 57) was appointed Dean of Exeter in which post he remained until 1459.
In 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 03 Dec 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.
On 15 Mar 1465 Bishop John Booth was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1478 Bishop Peter Courtenay was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In Nov 1478 Bishop Lionel Woodville (age 31) was appointed Dean of Exeter which he held until 1482.
In 1487 Bishop Richard Foxe (age 39) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 01 Oct 1492 Bishop Oliver King (age 60) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 01 Oct 1492 Bishop William Smyth (age 32) was appointed Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
On 03 Feb 1493 Bishop Oliver King (age 61) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
On 06 Nov 1495 Bishop Richard Redman was translated to Bishop of Exeter.
On 24 Nov 1504 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 52) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 12 Jan 1505 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 53) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1519 Bishop John Vesey aka Harman (age 57) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1535 George Carew (age 37) was appointed Canon Exeter Cathedral.
On 04 Sep 1555 Bishop Edmund "Bloody" Bonner of London (age 55) consecrated an Archbishop and two Bishops at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]:
Archbishop Hugh Curwen (age 55) was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin.
Bishop James Turbeville was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
Bishop William Glynne (age 51) was consecrated Bishop of Bangor.
In 1556 George Carew (age 58) was appointed Archdeacon Exeter.
On 20 May 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was elected Bishop of Exeter on the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 26). Henry Machyn in his diary of 02 Apr 1560 refers to Bishop William Alley as being 'bishop elect of Exeter'.
On 14 Jul 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1571 George Carew (age 73) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
On 21 Mar 1619 George Smith of Exeter died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1627 Bishop Joseph Hall (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 21 Jul 1644 Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans was baptised at Exeter Cathedral [Map]. John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley (age 42) attended. Elizabeth Villiers Countess Morton (age 35) was her godmother in whose care she was left.
On 03 Nov 1660 John Gauden Bishop was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 02 Dec 1660 John Gauden Bishop was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1667 Anthony Sparrow (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1676 Archbishop Thomas Lamplugh (age 61) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 24 Oct 1676 Edward Lake (age 34) was appointed Archdeacon Exeter.
In 1681 Richard Annesley 3rd Baron Altham (age 26) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1689 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1703 Archbishop William Wake (age 45) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1724 Bishop Stephen Weston (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 04 Jun 1748 Charles Lyttelton (age 34) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1762 Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 33) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1784 Bishop William Buller (age 49) was elected Dean of Exeter.
In 1792 Bishop William Buller (age 57) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
1797. Thomas Girtin (age 21). Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In Mar 1797 Bishop Reginald Courtenay (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1803 Bishop John Fisher (age 55) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1807 Bishop George Pelham (age 40) was translated to Bishop of Exeter.
In 1820 Bishop William Carey (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1885 Bishop Edward Bickersteth (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
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In 1458 Thomas Courtenay 13th Earl Devon (age 44) died at Yattendon Castle [Map]. He was buried at Courtenay Chantry Chapel Exeter Cathedral. His son Thomas Courtenay 14th Earl Devon (age 26) succeeded 14th Earl Devon, 9th Baron Okehampton, 7th Baron Courtenay.