John Trevenant

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]

Key Information

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	(1404-03-29)29 March 1404
Denomination	Catholic
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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]

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John Trevenant

• 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, Wikipedia Library access 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).

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Gilbert	Bishop of Hereford 1389–1404	Succeeded by Robert Mascall

14th and 15th-century Bishop of Hereford

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