Alexander Lauder
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Alexander de Lawedre was for the last five months of his life Bishop of Dunkeld
, where he had previously been Archdeacon
.
. However the Scotichronicon (Edinburgh 1759) and John Dowden
correctly state he is "frater uterinus" to William Lauder, Bishop of Glasgow. Alexander Lauder was a natural son of Sir Robert de Lawedre of Edrington
(d.1425) by an unknown mistress, and would have been born in the 14th century.
In a supplication recorded at Rome
on 2 December 1420 it states: 'Nova proviso' (new provision) by (formerly, before his deposition), Peter de Luna (Avignon Pope Benedict XIII) who gave His mandate of provision of the parish church of Ratho
, Diocese of St. Andrews, to Alexander de Lawedre, subdeacon of the said diocese, brother of the Bishop of Glasgow, Licentiate in Decrees of Paris
and Archdeacon
of Dunkeld
, who obtained peaceable possession of same.
Alexander had at least four Safe-conducts issued to him to travel abroad. Joseph Bain mentions him in several issued by Henry VI
and found also in Rotuli Scotiae on 13 May and 19 and 30 November 1423, which include "Alexander de Lawedre, archidiaconus Dunkelden in Scotia". With "Magr. Edwardus de Laweder, archidiaconus de Lothian" he is again mentioned on 4 March 1424-5.
In May 1440 he was nominated at the request of King James II of Scotland
as Bishop of Dunkeld
. On 6 June 1440, a Papal provision to that post was made for him, in which he was described as "a venerable man who was notable in every kind of upright behaviour".
He died unexpectedly, and before his formal consecration, at Edinburgh on 11 October 1440, and was buried within the parish church of Lauder
.
Bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
, where he had previously been Archdeacon
Archdeacon of Dunkeld
The Archdeacon of Dunkeld was the only archdeacon in the Diocese of Dunkeld, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Dunkeld. The following is a list of archdeacons:-List of archdeacons of Dunkeld:* Jocelin, 1177-1194* Henry, 1200 x 1209-1220 x 1225...
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Biography
There is confusion amongst writers as to his parentage, with some giving him as a son of Alan de Lawedre of Haltoun, and Keith, in his revision of Spottiswoode, giving him as brother-German to William de LawedreWilliam de Lawedre
William de Lauder [Lawedre] was bishop of Glasgow and Lord Chancellor of Scotland.The son of Sir Robert de Lawedre of Edrington, and The Bass, by his spouse Annabella, William was uterine brother William de Lauder [Lawedre] (born – June 14, 1425) was bishop of Glasgow and Lord Chancellor of...
. However the Scotichronicon (Edinburgh 1759) and John Dowden
John Dowden
John Dowden was an Irish cleric and ecclesiastical historian.He was born in Cork in 1840 as the fifth of five children by John Wheeler Dowden and Alicia Bennett. His famous brother was the poet, professor and literary critic Edward Dowden...
correctly state he is "frater uterinus" to William Lauder, Bishop of Glasgow. Alexander Lauder was a natural son of Sir Robert de Lawedre of Edrington
Robert de Lawedre of Edrington
Sir Robert de Lawedre of Edrington & The Bass, Knt., was a Burgess of Edinburgh and a confidant of King Robert III and sometime Guardian of his son, the future James I of Scotland.-Family:...
(d.1425) by an unknown mistress, and would have been born in the 14th century.
In a supplication recorded at Rome
Rome
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on 2 December 1420 it states: 'Nova proviso' (new provision) by (formerly, before his deposition), Peter de Luna (Avignon Pope Benedict XIII) who gave His mandate of provision of the parish church of Ratho
Ratho
Ratho is a village and civil parish in the west of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It was formerly in the old county of Midlothian. Newbridge and Kirkliston are other villages in the area. The Union Canal passes through Ratho. Edinburgh Airport is situated only 4 miles ...
, Diocese of St. Andrews, to Alexander de Lawedre, subdeacon of the said diocese, brother of the Bishop of Glasgow, Licentiate in Decrees of Paris
Paris
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and Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Dunkeld
Dunkeld
Dunkeld is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is about 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite side of the Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. Dunkeld and Birnam share a railway station, on the...
, who obtained peaceable possession of same.
Alexander had at least four Safe-conducts issued to him to travel abroad. Joseph Bain mentions him in several issued by Henry VI
Henry VI of England
Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars...
and found also in Rotuli Scotiae on 13 May and 19 and 30 November 1423, which include "Alexander de Lawedre, archidiaconus Dunkelden in Scotia". With "Magr. Edwardus de Laweder, archidiaconus de Lothian" he is again mentioned on 4 March 1424-5.
In May 1440 he was nominated at the request of King James II of Scotland
James II of Scotland
James II reigned as King of Scots from 1437 to his death.He was the son of James I, King of Scots, and Joan Beaufort...
as Bishop of Dunkeld
Bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
. On 6 June 1440, a Papal provision to that post was made for him, in which he was described as "a venerable man who was notable in every kind of upright behaviour".
He died unexpectedly, and before his formal consecration, at Edinburgh on 11 October 1440, and was buried within the parish church of Lauder
Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
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