Robert de Sigello
12th-century Bishop of London
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Robert de Sigello (died 1150) was a medieval Bishop of London and Lord Chancellor of England.
Robert de Sigello | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Appointed | 1141 |
| Term ended | 1150 |
| Predecessor | Anselm of St Saba |
| Successor | Richard de Beaumis II |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1141 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | probably either 28 or 29 September 1150 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Keeper of the Great Seal | |
| In office 1141–1150 | |
| Monarch | Stephen |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Rufus |
| Succeeded by | Roger le Poer |
Life
Robert was keeper of the king's seal, usually known as Lord Chancellor, from 1133 to 1135.[1] He at one point was a monk at Reading Abbey, where he may have forged charters in favour of the abbey.[2]
Robert was nominated to the see of London by the Empress Matilda[3] and consecrated in 1141, possibly about July.[4] He died in 1150, and as his death was commemorated on both 28 September and 29 September, he probably died on one of those dates in 1150.[3]
