Hugh de Balsham
13th-century Bishop of Ely / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugh de Balsham (or Hugo; died 16 June 1286) was a medieval English bishop.
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Hugh de Balsham | |
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Bishop of Ely | |
Elected | 1256 |
Term ended | 16 June 1286 |
Predecessor | William of Kilkenny |
Successor | John Kirkby |
Other post(s) | sub-prior of Ely |
Orders | |
Consecration | 14 October 1257 by Pope Alexander IV |
Personal details | |
Died | 16 June 1286 Dodington manor, Dodington, Gloucestershire, England |
Buried | 24 June 1286 Ely Cathedral |
Denomination | Catholic |
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