Walter de Stapledon
Bishop of Exeter
Died when: 65 years 256 days (788 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Walter de Stapledon (or Stapeldon) (1 February 1261 – 14 October 1326) was Bishop of Exeter 1308–1326 and twice Lord High Treasurer of England, in 1320 and 1322.
He founded Exeter College, Oxford and contributed liberally to the rebuilding of Exeter Cathedral.His tomb and monument, of great architectural importance, survives in Exeter Cathedral.
He was killed by a mob during the London uprising.
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