Richard le Gras

Richard le Gras
Abbot of Evesham
Elected	25 September 1236
Term ended	9 December 1242
Predecessor	Randulf of Evesham
Successor	Thomas of Gloucester
Other post(s)	Prior of Hunley Priory
Personal details
Died	9 December 1242 Gascony
Denomination	Catholic
Keeper of the Great Seal
In office 1240–1242
Monarch	Henry III of England
Preceded by	Ralph Neville
Succeeded by	Ralph Neville

Richard le Gras (Richard the Bold in French; died 9 December 1242) was Lord Keeper of England and Abbot of Evesham in the 13th century.

Richard was prior of Hurley Priory before his election as abbot on 25 September 1236. He was blessed by the Bishop of Coventry on 30 November 1236 and was installed in office on 6 December 1236.^[1]

Richard was Lord Keeper from 1240 to 1242.^[2]

Richard was elected Bishop of Coventry in 1241, but either did not accept the office or died before the disputed election was resolved. He died in Gascony on 9 December 1242.^[1]

Citations

1. Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 41
2. Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 82

References

• Knowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940–1216 (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde, ed. (1961). Handbook of British Chronology (2nd ed.). London:Royal Historical Society.

See also

• List of lord chancellors and lord keepers

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Randulf of Evesham	Abbot of Evesham 1236–1242	Succeeded by Thomas of Gloucester
Preceded by Hugh de Pateshull	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1241–1242 never consecrated	Succeeded by Robert de Monte Pessulano
Political offices
Preceded by Ralph Neville	Keeper of the Great Seal 1240–1242	Succeeded by Ralph Neville