John Waltham
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John Waltham Bishop of Salisbury
was Lord High Treasurer
and Lord Privy Seal
of England, in the reign of Richard II
.
in 1379 by Richard II. He was Lord Privy Seal from 1386 to 1389. He was also Lord Treasurer from 1391 to 1395. He held the office of Archdeacon of Richmond
from 1385 to 1388.
He was nominated to the see of Salisbury on 3 April 1388 and was consecrated on 20 September 1388.
Waltham enjoyed an especially close relationship with Richard II; when Waltham died on 17 September 1395, Richard honoured him with a tomb in Westminster Abbey
in the Chapel of Edward the Confessor, the only person not of royal blood to be buried in the royal chapel.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
was Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President...
and Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
of England, in the reign of Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
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Life
John de Waltham was instituted as rector of the Church of St Peter, Great BerkhamstedChurch of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted
The Parish Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted is a Church of England, Grade II* listed church in the town of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom...
in 1379 by Richard II. He was Lord Privy Seal from 1386 to 1389. He was also Lord Treasurer from 1391 to 1395. He held the office of Archdeacon of Richmond
Archdeacon of Richmond
The Archdeacon of Richmond is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Chester.-History:It was created around the year 1088, and was endowed by Thomas, Archbishop of York. It had the valuable impropriations of Easingwold, Bolton, Clapham, and...
from 1385 to 1388.
He was nominated to the see of Salisbury on 3 April 1388 and was consecrated on 20 September 1388.
Waltham enjoyed an especially close relationship with Richard II; when Waltham died on 17 September 1395, Richard honoured him with a tomb in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
in the Chapel of Edward the Confessor, the only person not of royal blood to be buried in the royal chapel.