Walter Mauclerk | |
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| Bishop of Carlisle | |
| Elected | 22 August 1223 |
| Predecessor | Hugh of Beaulieu |
| Successor | Silvester de Everdon |
| Other post | Canon ofCarlisle Cathedral |
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| Consecration | winter 1223–1224 |
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| Died | c. 28 October 1248 |
| Treasurer | |
| In office 13 November 1228 – 1233 | |
| Monarch | Henry III |
| Preceded by | Eustace of Fauconberg |
| Succeeded by | Peter des Rivaux |
Walter Mauclerk (orWalter Mauclerc; died 1248) was a medievalBishop of Carlisle andLord High Treasurer of England.
Mauclerk's origins are unknown, although he had a brother who wasprior ofReading Abbey. Another kinsman, possibly a nephew, Robert Barri was named prior ofCarlisle Cathedral while Walter was bishop. He is first recorded as a financial clerk in Normandy in 1202, and then later that same year as holding a church inFalaise. With the loss of Normandy, he returned to England and the king's court,[1] and received a prebend in Exeter in 1203. In 1204 and 1205 he helped administer Lincolnshire, collectingtallage and other taxes.[2] He served KingJohn of England in Rome as an envoy to PopeInnocent III in 1214 where he was expected to neutralise any baronial agents that might be sent. At the time, he was still a royal clerk.[3] In 1215, he was sent to Ireland, although only for a short time.[2] He served as aroyal justice in the Midlands in 1218,[1] and as a royal justice in Nottingham in 1219, and in 1221 appointed as a forest justice in York, but was instead sent to Cumberland.[2] He served asSheriff of Cumberland from 1222 to 1233.[4] He was acanon of Carlisle Cathedral[5] before he was elected to thesee of Carlisle about 22 August 1223 and was consecrated that winter.[6]
Mauclerk continued to serve KingHenry III of England, going toCologne in 1225 as part of a diplomatic mission attempting to arrange a marriage between the king and a daughter of the duke of Austria. In 1227 he was inPoitou on the king's business.[1] He was Treasurer from 1228 to 1233,[7] when he was expelled from office even though he had been granted the office for life. This was a side effect of the fall from power ofHubert de Burgh during King Henry III's reign.[8] However, with the fall from power ofPeter des Roches Walter returned to royal service. In 1235 he was once more in charge of an embassy attempting to find a bride for King Henry, this time toFlanders for a daughter of the count ofPonthieu.[1]
Mauclerk resigned thesee on 26 June 1246 and died about 28 October 1248[6] atOxford.[1] He resigned the bishopric to become aDominican at Oxford.[5] During his time as bishop, he set the financial affairs of his diocese on a firm footing, and left most of his property to the diocese or to the Dominicans at Oxford.[1]
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| Preceded by | Lord High Treasurer 1228–1233 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Carlisle 1223–1246 | Succeeded by |
| Henry III (1216–1272) |
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| Edward I (1272–1307) |
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| Edward II (1307–1327) |
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