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Robert Neville (bishop) 
Summary
Robert Neville (1404 – 8 or 9 July 1457) was an English prelate who served as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.[2] He was also a provost of Beverley. He was born at Raby Castle.[3][unreliable source?] His father was Ralph Neville and his mother was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt.[2] He was thus a highly placed member of the English aristocracy.
Robert Neville | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Durham | |
| Appointed | 27 January 1438 |
| Term ended | 8 or 9 July 1457 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Langley |
| Successor | Laurence Booth |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 October 1427 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 8 or 9 July 1457 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Salisbury |
Neville was nominated Bishop of Salisbury on 9 July 1427, and consecrated on 26 October 1427. He was then translated to Durham on 27 January 1438.[4]
Neville died on 8 July 1457.[5]
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- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Pollard, A.J. (2008). "Neville, Robert (1404–1457), bishop of Durham". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19962. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)