| Walter I | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12th century Unknown |
| Died | c. 1199 unknown |
| Resting place | St Andrews Cathedral |
| Occupation | Augustinian Prior |
| Title | Prior of St Andrews, Precentor of St Andrews |
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. Gilbert died within a few years of taking office, in later 1198 or early 1199, and because of this Walter briefly resumed office. Walter died "within the same year" , probably sometime in 1199. Thomas, the former sub-prior, is attested as prior of St Andrews for the first time in a document dating to 6 June 1199. Walter's time as prior coincided with the episcopates of bishops Ernald, Richard, John the Scot, Hugh and Roger de Beaumont.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byRobert I | Prior of St Andrews 1160–1195 |
Succeeded byGilbert I |
| Preceded byGilbert I | Prior of St Andrews 1198x1199 |
Succeeded byThomas I |
Notes
- ^ Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 417
- MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, p. 495; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- MacQueen, MacQueen and Watt, Scotichronicon, vol. 3, pp. 417, 495; Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 187
- Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 378–79
References
- MacQueen, John; MacQueen, Winifred; Watt, D. E. R., eds. (1995), Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, in Latin and English: Volume 3, Books V and VI, Scotichronicon by Walter Bower: New Edition in Latin and English with Notes and Indexes (General Editor D. E. R. Watt), Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, ISBN 1-873644-49-3
- Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae 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
- Watt, D. E. R.; Shead, N. F., eds. (2001), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 24 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-18-X, ISSN 0143-9448