Walter I, Prior of St Andrews
Prior of St Andrews
About Walter I, Prior of St Andrews
Lived 1101 – 1199 (aged 97–98). Walter I, Prior of St Andrews was a canon, precentor, augustinians and walter I.
Walter I (died c. 1199) was a 12th-century Augustinian Anglo-Norman prelate active in the kingdom of Scotland.
A canon of St Andrews Cathedral Priory (in Fife), he was precentor of the cathedral when he became prior of St Andrews in 1160. Walter Bower, our principal source for Walter, says that he served as prior for 24 years before resigning on grounds of ill-health. Bower's "24 years" is probably a mistake for "34 years", as other sources attest his priorship from his accession in 1160 (the Chronicle of Melrose) to his last charter appearance in 1195.
His successor was Gilbert I. Thomas, the former sub-prior, is attested as prior of St Andrews for the first time in a document dating to 6 June 1199.
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Walter I, Prior of St Andrews was born in 1101.
When did Walter I, Prior of St Andrews die?
Walter I, Prior of St Andrews died in 1199.
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Walter I, Prior of St Andrews was a canon, precentor, augustinians and walter I.
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