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Walter de Stapledon

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Bishop of Exeter; Lord High Treasurer of England

Religious FiguresLived 1261 to 1326 · aged 65
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Walter Stapeldon was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Exeter from 1308 and twice served as Lord High Treasurer of England, in 1320 and from 1322 to 1325.

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Arms of Walter Stapledon (died 1326), Bishop of Exeter, from his restored monument in Exeter Cathedral: Argent, two bends undée sable (Stapledon)[2] within a bordure of the last charged with six pairs of keys addorsed and interlaced the wards upwards or (bordure of Bishop Stapledon, being the arms of the See of Exeter)Arms of Walter Stapledon (died 1326), Bishop of Exeter, from his restored monument in Exeter Cathedral: Argent, two bends undée sable (Stapledon)[2] within a bordure of the last charged with six pairs of keys addorsed and interlaced the wards upwards or (bordure of Bishop Stapledon, being the arms of the See of Exeter)North (rear) side of monument to Bishop Walter Stapledon in Exeter Cathedral, viewed from the north ambulatory. Directly behind the viewer is the monument to his brother Sir Richard StapledonNorth (rear) side of monument to Bishop Walter Stapledon in Exeter Cathedral, viewed from the north ambulatory. Directly behind the viewer is the monument to his brother Sir Richard StapledonMonument to Bishop Walter Stapledon, Exeter Cathedral, viewed from within the choirMonument to Bishop Walter Stapledon, Exeter Cathedral, viewed from within the choirWall painting c. 1326 on ceiling of canopy of monument to Bishop Walter Stapledon, Exeter CathedralWall painting c. 1326 on ceiling of canopy of monument to Bishop Walter Stapledon, Exeter Cathedral

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Walter Stapeldon was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Exeter from 1308 and twice served as Lord High Treasurer of England, in 1320 and from 1322 to 1325. He founded what became Exeter College, Oxford and contributed liberally to the rebuilding of Exeter Cathedral, where his tomb and monument survive. He was killed by a mob during the London uprising.

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Lived 1261 to 1326 · aged 65
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