Michael Northburgh
Bishop of London (died 1361)
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::summary Bishop of London (died 1361) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Bishop |
| name | Michael Northburgh |
| title | Bishop of London |
| religion | Roman Catholic |
| elected | 22 April 1354 |
| term_end | 9 September 1361 |
| predecessor | Ralph Stratford |
| successor | Simon Sudbury |
| consecration | 12 July 1355 |
| death_date | 9 September 1361 |
| previous_post | Archdeacon of Suffolk |
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| type = Bishop | name = Michael Northburgh | title = Bishop of London | image = | alt = | caption = | religion = Roman Catholic | elected = 22 April 1354 | term_end = 9 September 1361 | predecessor = Ralph Stratford | successor = Simon Sudbury | consecration = 12 July 1355 | death_date = 9 September 1361 | previous_post = Archdeacon of Suffolk
Michael Northburgh, otherwise Michael de Northburgh (Northborough), was the Bishop of London between 1354 and his death in 1361. He was the nephew of Roger Northburgh, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Northburgh's uncle's influence enabled him to be appointed Archdeacon of Chester in 1341 (until forced to resign in 1342) and Archdeacon of Suffolk in 1347 (until 1353) He occupied the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1350 and 1354.
Northburgh was elected Bishop of London on 22 April 1354 and consecrated on 12 July 1355. His most lasting achievement as bishop was in helping to found the Charterhouse. He bought land from Sir Walter de Manny and by his will left £2000 'for the foundation of a House according to the ritual of the Carthusian order in a place commonly called "Newchirchehawe", where there is a church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Northburgh accompanied King Edward III of England on the English expedition to France which included the Battle of Crécy (1346) and acted as royal clerk, writing an eyewitness account in a newsletter from the English camp, and giving the French casualties as 1,542 "without reckoning the commons and foot-soldiers".
Northburgh died of the plague on 9 September 1361. In his will he left valuable books and artifacts to the illegitimate Michael Northborough, a future Archdeacon of Colchester.
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References
- "Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 10: Coventry and Lichfield diocese".
- (2004). "Northburgh, Michael (c.1300–1361), diplomat and bishop of London".
- Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 94
- Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258
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