Stephen de Dunnideer [Donydouer, Donydoir, Dundore] (died 1317) was a 14th century bishop-elect of Glasgow. He was elected by the canons

Canon (priest)

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 of the see

Episcopal See

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 of Glasgow

Glasgow

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 either in December 1316 or early 1317. After election, he travelled to the Holy See

Holy See

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 to receive consecration, but the pope, Pope John XXII

Pope John XXII

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 rejected his election under pressure from King Edward II of England

Edward II of England

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; he died at Paris on his return home. A letter dated 13 July 1317 was sent by King Edward thanking the pope for refusing to accept the election. Stephen made his way to return to Scotland

Scotland

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, but died en route in the French city of Paris

Paris

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. Stephen must have died before 18 August, for on that date, the pope had already learned of his death, and announced that he would appoint a bishop himself. The Glasgow canons elected John de Lindesay

John de Lindesay

John de Lindsay or simply John Lindsay was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. He was from the Lindsay family, a family of Anglo-Norman origin who had settled in Scotland, and in the 14th century were noted for their crusading exploits, a feature which earned them the patronage of the Scottish kings...

 to succeed him without knowing of the papal reservation, while the pope himself provided the Englishman John de Egglescliffe

John de Egglescliffe

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to the see.