Richard de Inverkeithing
Richard de Inverkeithing was a 13th-century cleric from Scotland, probably from Inverkeithing in Fife. He was a Chamberlain of King Alexander II of Scotland and Bishop of Dunkeld.
He was King Alexander's chamberlain in the last year of that king's life. The death of Alexander in 1249 happened to coincide with the death of Galfred de Liberatione, Bishop of Dunkeld, in the same year. So instead of falling from a high-profile job into obscurity, Richard was elected to the diocese of Dunkeld sometime in the year 1250. The exact date of his consecration is not known, but we do know that he was consecrated between 2 August 1251 and 2 August 1252. In 1255 Richard was one of the figures chosen to act as guardian to the young Alexander III, making Richard one of the most important men in the Kingdom of Scotland. In 1262, Bishop Richard founded Whitefriars' monastery, Perth, the first friary of the Carmelite Order in Scotland. In 1265 he used his own wealth to build a new choir in the church of Inchcolm Abbey (which was part of the diocese of Dunkeld), and the following year moved the bones of previous bishops of Dunkeld into the new choir. Shortly after the Easter of 1168, along with the Bishop of Dunblane, he attended a church council in the English town of London, organized by the papal legate, Ottobone.
He died on 16 April 1272. He was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, but his heart was taken to be buried in the new choir at Inchcolm. The Lanercost Chronicle (97) alleges that he was poisoned by King Alexander III with the aim of gaining Richard's movable assets, but this allegation is usually thought to be "credulous gossip". Richard was succeeded by Robert de Stuteville.
References
- Dowden, John (1912). Thomson, J. Maitland (ed.). The Bishops of Scotland. Glasgow.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
External links
- Lawrieweb tour of Perth
- VisitDunkeld: Medieval Bishops
Religious titles | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Bishop of Dunkeld 1250/2–1272 | Succeeded by |
- v
- t
- e
- Cormac
- John of Atholl
- Gregoir
- Richard
- Walter de Bidun
- John Scotus
- Richard de Prebenda
- John de Leicester
- Hugh de Sigillo
- Matthew the Scot
- Gilbert
- Geoffrey de Liberatione
- Richard de Inverkeithing
- Robert de Stuteville
- Hugh de Stirling
- William the Dean
- Matthew de Crambeth
- John de Leche
- William Sinclair
- Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray
- Richard de Pilmuir
- Robert de Den
- Donnchadh de Strathearn
- John Luce
- John de Carrick
- Michael de Monymusk
- Andrew Umfray
- John de Peebles
- Robert Sinclair
- Robert de Cardeny
- Domhnall MacNeachdainn
- James Kennedy
- Alexander Lauder
- Thomas Livingston
- James Bruce
- William Turnbull
- John de Ralston
- Thomas Lauder
- James Livingston
- Alexander Inglis
- George Brown
- Andrew Stewart
- Gavin Douglas
- Robert Cockburn
- George Crichton
- John Hamilton
- Donald Campbell
- Robert Crichton
Church of Scotland |
|
---|---|
Scottish Episcopal |
|
Roman Catholic |
|