Robert Stillington | |
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Bishop of Bath and Wells | |
Appointed | 30 October 1465 |
Term ended | May 1491 |
Predecessor | Thomas Beckington |
Successor | Richard Foxe |
Orders | |
Consecration | 16 March 1466 |
Personal details | |
Born | about 1405 Nether Acaster, Yorkshire, England |
Died | before June 1491 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Robert Stillington (about 1405 – May 1491) was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1465 and twice served as Lord Chancellor under King Edward IV. In 1483 he was instrumental in the accession of King Richard III, leading to later reprisals against him under King Henry VII.