John de Breton

John de Breton
Bishop of Hereford
Electedabout 6 January 1269
PredecessorPeter of Aigueblanche
SuccessorThomas de Cantilupe
Other post(s)royal justice
Orders
Consecration2 June 1269
by Nicholas of Ely, Bishop of Winchester
Personal details
Diedabout 12 May 1275

John de Breton[a] (died c. 12 May 1275) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He served as a royal justice and sheriff before being nominated to Hereford. He is sometimes credited with the legal treatise Britton; but in its current form Breton cannot be the author as the work refers to laws written 15 years after the bishop's death.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DNB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Barrow, Julia; Smith, David Michael; Kemp, B. R. (7 January 1980). English Episcopal Acta 35, Hereford 1234-1275. OUP/British Academy. ISBN 9780197264539 – via Google Books.


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