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Robert Somercotes (sometimes Somercote)^[1] (died 26 September 1241) was an English Cardinal. He took part in the Papal conclave, 1241, but died during it.^[2] It was rumoured at the time that he was papabile and was poisoned, to prevent his election.^[3]

He was named as cardinal of the church of San Eustachio in 1239 by Pope Gregory IX. He was buried at the church of San Crisogono in Rome.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Bellenger, Dominic Aidan; Fletcher, Stella (2001). Princes of the Church: A History of the English Cardinals. Stroud, UK: Sutton. p. 173. ISBN 0-7509-2630-9.
^ The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Papal elections and conclaves by century
^ Nicholas Schofield and Gerard Skinner, The English Cardinals (2007), p. 29.

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[Princes173-1] Bellenger, Dominic Aidan; Fletcher, Stella (2001). Princes of the Church: A History of the English Cardinals. Stroud, UK: Sutton. p. 173. ISBN 0-7509-2630-9.

[2] The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Papal elections and conclaves by century

[3] Nicholas Schofield and Gerard Skinner, The English Cardinals (2007), p. 29.

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