William Ayscough
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William Ayscough | |
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Bishop of Salisbury | |
Church | Catholic |
Appointed | 11 February 1438 |
Term ended | 29 June 1450 |
Predecessor | Robert Neville |
Successor | Richard Beauchamp |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 July 1438 |
Personal details | |
Died | 29 June 1450 |
William Ayscough (or Aiscough) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.
Ayscough was nominated on 11 February 1438 and consecrated on 20 July 1438.[1]
Ayscough was murdered on 29 June 1450 by an angry mob during Jack Cade’s rebellion, as he had married Henry VI and the deeply unpopular Margaret of Anjou.
Citations
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
References
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Preceded by | Bishop of Salisbury 1438–1450 |
Succeeded by Richard Beauchamp |
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