Walter Langton
Walter Langton (died 1321) of Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire, was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and King's Treasurer. The life of Langton was strongly influenced by his uncle William Langton (d. 1279), Archbishop of York-elect, by Robert Burnell, Lord Chancellor of England and then by the years in which he served King Edward I. Lichfield Cathedral was improved and enriched at his expense.
Walter Langton | |
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| Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
Walter Langton, 18th-century drawing of a now-lost stained-glass depiction in Lichfield Cathedral | |
| Elected | 20 February 1296 |
| Term ended | 9 November 1321 |
| Predecessor | Roger de Meyland |
| Successor | Roger Northburgh |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 December 1296 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1243 Leicestershire |
| Died | 9 November 1321 (aged 78) |
| Buried | Lichfield Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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