William de Crachin

William de Crachin (died c. 1274) was a prelate active in the Kingdom of Scotland in the 13th century. The earliest known Dean of Brechin Cathedral, his first appearance in a surviving source comes 22 September 1248, from a document of Arbroath Abbey.[1]

William de Crachin
Bishop of Brechin
Brechin Cathedral with "Irish" round tower
SeeBrechin
In officeelect, 1269 x 1275
PredecessorAlbin
SuccessorWilliam de Kilconquhar
Personal details
Bornunknown
unknown
Died1274 (unlikely)
Probably Lyons
Previous postDean of Brechin

He appears again in a Brechin document dating either 1256x1261 or 1267.[1] His surname de Crachin, unknown to historians such as John Dowden, occurs in National Library of Scotland MS 34.6.24 fo. 377, the underlying text of which dates 1246 x 1266.[2]

Between 1269 and 1275 he was elected bishop of Brechin.[3] He had died by 24 May 1275 (date of mandate for his successor's provision).[4] The Chronica Extracta says that he died, still merely "elect" (i.e. not having received consecration) at the Second Council of Lyons, though there is uncertainty among modern writers about the reliability of this extract.[5]

The Chronica described him as "a man in all things praiseworthy, but of harsh voice".[6]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None or Unknown		 Dean of Brechin
x 1248–1274 x 1275		 Succeeded by
Thomas de Dundee
Preceded by
Albin		 Bishop of Brechin
1269 x 1275
(elect)		 Succeeded by
William de Kilconquhar

Notes
  1. Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 57
  2. Dowden, Bishops, pp. 176–77; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 57
  3. Dowden, Bishops, p. 176; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 53, 57
  4. Dowden, Bishops, pp. 176–77; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 53, 57
  5. Dowden, Bishops, p. 176; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 53
  6. Dowden, Bishops, p. 176

References
  • Dowden, John (1912), Thomson, John Maitland (ed.), The Bishops of Scotland : Being Notes on the Lives of All the Bishops, under Each of the Sees, Prior to the Reformation, Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons
  • Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448


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