John Trevenant (alternatively Trefnant or Tresnant; in some sources named Thomas Trevenant; died 29 March 1404) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford of Welsh descent. He was nominated on 5 May 1389 and consecrated on 20 June 1389.[1]
John Trevenant | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Appointed | 5 May 1389 |
| Term ended | 29 March 1404 |
| Predecessor | John Gilbert |
| Successor | Robert Mascall |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 June 1389 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 29 March 1404 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Trevenant was from the village Trefnant in North Wales. According to R. G. Davies in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Richard II of England "told the pope that Trefnant was related 'in a close degree' to certain nobles 'assisting at our side'",[2] presumed to refer to the Lords Appellant and specifically the earls of Arundel.[2]
In the deposition of Richard II, Trevenant and Richard Scrope played a central part.[2]
Citations
References
- Davies, R. G. (2004). "Trefnant [Trevenant], John (d. 1404)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/41197. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- The Visitation of Hereford Diocese in 1397, edited by Ian Forrest and Christopher Whittick (Boydell Press, 2021).