Alexander of Lincoln

Also known as: Alexander / Bishop of Lincoln · Family: Lincoln · Role: clerk · First appears: A.D. 1123

Life events

1123 · Henry gave the bishopric of Lincoln to Alexander, the nephew of Roger of Salisbury.(A.D. 1123 · 📍 Winchester)
- With: King Henry Roger of Salisbury
- “And the while that he was there, gave he the bishopric of Lincoln to a clerk hight Alexander. He was nephew of the Bishop of Salisbury.”
1137 · Stephen seized Roger of Sarum, Alexander, and Roger and imprisoned them until they surrendered their castles.(A.D. 1137–1138 · 📍 Oxford)
- With: King Stephen Roger of Sarum Roger the chancellor
- “where he seized the Bishop Roger of Sarum, and Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, and the chancellor Roger, his nephew; and threw all into prison till they gave up their castles.”

elder kin: Roger of Salisbury “He was nephew of the Bishop of Salisbury.”
lord / consecrator: King Henry “And the while that he was there, gave he the bishopric of Lincoln to a clerk hight Alexander.”

with Pope Honorius (interaction) “and were there received by the Pope Honorius with great respect”

with King Stephen (Stephen seized and imprisoned him.) “where he seized the Bishop Roger of Sarum, and Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, and the chancellor Roger, his nephew; and threw all into prison till they gave up their castles.”

Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.