Peter des Roches

Peter des Roches († June 9, 1238 ) was from 1205 until his death, Bishop of Winchester.

Life

Peter was not from England but from the county of Poitou. Towards the end of the reign of Richard the Lionheart was Peter Lord Chamberlain and an influential government official. Which time he held the ecclesiastical office of archdeacon of Poitiers, was treasurer of Poitiers and was a 1204 Precentor of the Diocese of Lincoln.

Shortly before the February 5, 1205, he was elected with the help of the influence of King John Lackland as Bishop of Winchester. His election was controversial, he was on appeal to Pope Innocent III. but confirmed this on 25 September 1205 Peter the honor proved him personally to consecrate on March 24, 1206. Nevertheless, the bishop gave to King John, when the Pope in 1208 the interdict imposed on England and excommunicated John in 1209.

1213 appointed him king in succession to Geoffrey Fitz Peter as Chief Justiciar. This promotion he received from you for his loyalty during the rebellion of some western French barons against the king. 1215 Peter was replaced by Hubert de Burgh as Chief Justiciar.

In the battle of Lincoln in May 1217 Bishop led a detachment of the royal army, and distinguished himself by his bravery; during the reign of William Marshal, he played politically but only a minor role. After William Marshals death in 1219, Peter led with varying success, the opposition against Hubert de Burgh.

Peter had some monasteries founded, the abbeys Titchfield and Netley, both in Hampshire, as well as La Clarté - Dieu in Poitou. Under his patronage to 1221, the first Dominican brothers settled in England.

Crusade

1227 Peter broke with William Briwere, the Bishop of Exeter, a crusade to the Holy Land. They had an army contingent here, although it is unclear whether this consisted of Englishmen or recruited mercenaries on the continent. In August 1227 she sailed from Brindisi to sea.

In the Holy Land, both bishops were Emperor Frederick II, who arrived with influential advisers on his crusade to the Holy Land in 1228. Pope Gregory IX. had banned to support the Emperor, who was excommunicated at this time, but both bishops ignored the papal command, working closely with Frederick and his agent together. The two bishops testified in February 1229 an agreement between the Emperor and the Sultan of Cairo, Jerusalem, therefore, was peacefully returned to the Christians, the so-called Treaty of Jaffa. On the way back to Peter des Roches held on for some time in Italy.