Bransford, Wulstan de (1284 - 1349)

Biographical Overview

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Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1284 (possibly born in this year)
Death Date: 1349-08-06

Parents

Father: Bransford, John de ( - )

General Offices Note

Admitted as a monk of St Mary's Priory, Worcester 21 Sept. 1310

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Prior of St. Mary's Priory, Worcestershire 1317-11-23 (date elected; installed 30 Nov. 1317) 1339-03-28 (date enthroned as Bishop) Successor elected 12 April 1339
Bishop of Worcester, Worcester Diocese 1338-12-28 (date licence to elect granted) 1349-08-6 Royal assent to election 12 Jan. 1338/9; temporalities restored 17 Feb. 1338/9; consecrated 21 March 1338/9; enthroned 28 March 1339. Unsuccessfully claimed bishopric in 1317

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bishop's Palace, Worcester, Worcestershire
    Acquired: 1339
    Divested: 1349-08-06
  • Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire
    Acquired: 1339
    Divested: 1349-08-06
  • Prior's House, St. Mary's Priory, Worcester, Worcestershire
    Acquired: 1317
    Divested: 1339

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1337-1338 The More, The More , Worcestershire Prior [of Worcester]'s Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Prior [of Worcester]'s Minstrel/s Bransford, Wulstan de (1284 - 1349) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Haines, R.M. A Calendar of the Register of Wolstan de Bransford, Bishop of Worcester 1339–49. Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) Joint Publication (JP) 9. London: HMSO, 1966.
Klausner, David N., ed. Herefordshire, Worcestershire. Records of Early English Drama (REED). Toronto, Buffalo and London: U of Toronto P, 1990.
Le Neve, John. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. 1716. 12 vols. London: Athlone Press, 1962–7.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
The Victoria History of the County of Worcester. 4 vols and Index. London: Constable & Co [vols 1–3]; St. Catherine's P [vol 4 and Index], 1901–26.