Robert Braybrooke

Robert Braybrooke
Bishop of London
Church	Catholic
Appointed	9 September 1381
Term ended	28 August 1404
Predecessor	William Courtenay
Successor	Roger Walden
Orders
Consecration	5 January 1382
Personal details
Died	28 August 1404

Robert Braybrooke was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London.

Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard Braybrooke of Horsenden, Buckinghamshire & Colmworth, Bedfordshire and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir Roger Dakney of Clophill. He was nominated 9 September 1381 and consecrated on 5 January 1382.

Braybrooke was named Lord Chancellor of England on 20 September 1382 and was out of the office by 11 July 1383.

Braybrooke accompanied King Richard II to Ireland in 1394 and was Lord Chancellor of Ireland for six months in 1397.

Braybrooke died on 28 August 1404, and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. His tomb was smashed during the Great Fire of London in 1666, and his body was found inside intact and mummified.

See also

• Secretary of State (England)
• List of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers

References

Political offices
Preceded by William Trussel	Secretary of State (England)	Succeeded by John Rrofit
Preceded by unknown	Chancellor of Ireland unknown	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by Richard Scrope	Lord Chancellor 1382–1383	Succeeded by Michael de la Pole
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William Courtenay	Bishop of London 1381–1404	Succeeded by Roger Walden