Thomas de Brantingham
Thomas de Brantingham | |
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| Bishop of Exeter | |
Seal of Thomas de Brantingham as Bishop of Exeter. The Bishop is the small standing figure below the enthroned king (Edward III or Richard II) | |
| Appointed | 5 March 1370 |
| Term ended | 23 December 1394 |
| Predecessor | John Grandisson |
| Successor | Edmund Stafford |
| Other post(s) | Lord Treasurer Keeper of the Wardrobe |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 12 May 1370 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 December 1394 |
| Buried | Nave of Exeter Cathedral |
| Nationality | English |
Thomas de Brantingham | |
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| Lord Treasurer | |
| In office 27 June 1369 – 27 March 1371 | |
| Monarch | Edward III |
| Preceded by | John Barnet |
| Succeeded by | Richard Scrope |
| In office 19 July 1377 – 1 February 1381 | |
| Monarch | Richard II |
| Preceded by | Henry Wakefield |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hales |
| In office 4 May 1389 – 20 August 1389 | |
| Monarch | Richard II |
| Preceded by | John Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | John Gilbert |
Thomas de Brantingham (died 1394) was an English clergyman who served as Lord Treasurer to Edward III and on two occasions to Richard II, and as bishop of Exeter from 1370 until his death. De Brantingham was a member of the Brantingham family of North East England.
Edward III obtained preferment for him in the church, and from 1361 to 1368 he was employed in France in responsible positions. At an early stage in de Brantingham's career, de Brantingham served as Keeper of the Wardrobe. He was closely associated with William of Wykeham, and while the latter was in power as chancellor, Brantingham was Lord Treasurer to Edward III (from 1369 to 1371), and on two later occasions to Richard II (from 1377 to 1381; and in 1389), being appointed Bishop of Exeter on 5 March 1370 and consecrated as such on 12 May 1370. De Brantingham died in December 1394, probably on the 23rd, and was buried in the nave of Exeter Cathedral.