Bogo de Clare


Bogo de Clare was a member of the Anglo-Norman de Clare family, as third son of Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 6th Earl of Gloucester.

Pluralist

Bogo de Clare held multiple clerical livings, perhaps over 30, yet despite a 1283 order from William de Wickwane, Archbishop of York, there is no evidence that he was ever ordained priest. He "died suddenly in October 1294, his passing noticed by several chroniclers, always unfavourably. The Worcester annalist commented that 'God only knows if his life was worthy of praise, but no-one thought it worthy of imitation'."