Robert de Sigello (died 1150) was a medieval Bishop of London and Lord Chancellor of England.
Robert de Sigello | |
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Bishop of London | |
Appointed | 1141 |
Term ended | 1150 |
Predecessor | Anselm of St Saba |
Successor | Richard de Beaumis II |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1141 |
Personal details | |
Died | probably either 28 or 29 September 1150 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Keeper of the Great Seal | |
In office 1141–1150 | |
Monarch | Stephen |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Rufus |
Succeeded by | Roger le Poer |
Robert was keeper of the king's seal, usually known as Lord Chancellor from 1133 to 1135.[1] He at one point was a monk at Reading Abbey, where he may have forged charters in favour of the abbey.[2]
Robert was nominated to the see of London by the Empress Matilda[3] and consecrated in 1141, possibly about July.[4] He died in 1150, and as his death was commemorated on both 28 September and 29 September, he probably died on one of those dates in 1150.[3]