Walter de Merton
Bishop of Rochester; Lord Chancellor of England; Founder of Merton College at Oxford University · Religious Figures · Lived 1205 to 1277 · aged 72
Walter de Merton was Lord Chancellor of England, Archdeacon of Bath, founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Bishop of Rochester. For the first two years of the reign of Edward I he was - in all but name - Regent of England during the King's absence abroad.
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He died in 1277 after falling from his horse, and is buried in Rochester Cathedral.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1205 to 1277 · aged 72
