Robert Peche
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Robert Peche was a medieval Bishop of Coventry
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Peche was elected about January 1121, and consecrated on 13 March 1121. He died on 22 August 1126. Little is known of his background, and his actual activity while bishop remains obscure. It is probable that Richard Peche
, who became bishop of Coventry from 1161 to 1182 was his son.
Bishop of Coventry
The Bishop of Coventry is the Ordinary of the England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. In the Middle Ages, the Bishop of Coventry was a title used by the bishops known today as the Bishop of Lichfield....
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Peche was elected about January 1121, and consecrated on 13 March 1121. He died on 22 August 1126. Little is known of his background, and his actual activity while bishop remains obscure. It is probable that Richard Peche
Richard Peche
Richard Peche was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.Peche was probably the son of Robert Peche who was Bishop of Coventry from 1121 to 1128. He was definitely the son of a priest, as Ralph de Diceto wrote about him and justified the elevation of a son of priest to the episcopacy...
, who became bishop of Coventry from 1161 to 1182 was his son.