bishop lincoln william died medieval served household hugh later served household bishop lincoln hugh death year vacancy elected succeed hugh little known documents survive time period died buried cathedral early life possibly related bishop durham went serve later life probably came france relationship likelihood origins nephew stephen brother came known origins titled implying attended university educated taught school paris point tried seduce resulting medieval writer wales later humorous story resisted lady advances frequently witness charters named rector parish church city durham appointed late moved household ecclesiastical official diocese lincoln march probably frequent witness hugh charters late serving hugh entirely quit service present deathbed named lincoln succession medieval writer hugh served pope innocent iii master william witness scottish charters hugh died november new bishop elected years king john tried impose unable force choice cathedral chapter responsible new bishop john left vacant contemporaries accused king secure revenues right english kings receive income vacant eventually cathedral chapter allowed perform election elected july consecrated august canterbury performed william archbishop_of_canterbury ill unable perform service normally right known comes records survive early 14th century reference mean register list list students given distance time recorded unclear exactly meant document survived active administrator especially concerned establishment parish care spent time disputes including church disputed monks household members appear non relatives appointed buckingham bishop relative died buried early fourteenth century remembered cathedral chapter described learned 14th century writer wrote work lives bishops lincoln known relative nephew succeeded uncle rector durham identified william poet brother evidence supports identification
William de Blois (bishop of Lincoln)