William Ayscough
William Ayscough or Aiscough (c. 1395 – 29 June 1450) was a medieval English cleric who served as Bishop of Salisbury from 1438 until his death.[1]
William Ayscough | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Appointed | 11 February 1438 |
| Term ended | 29 June 1450 |
| Predecessor | Robert Neville |
| Successor | Richard Beauchamp |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 20 July 1438 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 29 June 1450 Edington |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Ayscough was nominated on 11 February 1438 and consecrated on 20 July 1438.[2]
Ayscough was murdered at Edington, Wiltshire, on 29 June 1450 by an angry mob during Jack Cade's Rebellion, as he had married Henry VI and the deeply unpopular Margaret of Anjou.[3]
Citations
- Kekewich, Margaret L. (2004). "Aiscough [Ayscough], William (c. 1395–1450)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/954.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
- The Gentleman’s Magazine, Vol. XXVI (1846), pp. 257-258
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References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Neville |
Bishop of Salisbury 1438–1450 |
Succeeded by Richard Beauchamp |
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