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Richard Fitzneale
English bishop
Also known as: Richard Fitznigel, Richard of Ely
Quick Facts
- Fitzneale also spelled:
- Fitznigel
- Also called:
- Richard Of Ely
- Born:
- c. 1130
- Died:
- Sept. 10, 1198
Richard Fitzneale (born c. 1130—died Sept. 10, 1198) was the bishop of London and treasurer of England under kings Henry II and Richard I and author of the Dialogus de scaccario (“Dialogue of the Exchequer”). Fitzneale was the son of Nigel, bishop of Ely (1133), and the great nephew of Roger, bishop of Salisbury, who had organized the exchequer under Henry I. His father, who was treasurer under Henry I and Stephen, purchased the office (c. 1158) for his son, who retained it until his death. Fitzneale’s name appears in the lists of itinerant justices for 1179 and 1194; he ...(100 of 244 words)