641:) in England from 29 October 1265, until July 1268, led to a great deal of diplomatic activity in the Scottish church, in which Albin was perhaps involved. Cardinal Ottobono imposed a general tax on the English church, which he extended to Scotland. King Alexander III forbade the payment of this money, and appealed to the papacy; but in 1267 the Scottish clergy persuaded Alexander to abandon his appeal, while they made their own reduced payments. Meanwhile, Cardinal Ottobono's legatine council, to which the Scottish church had sent four delegates, promulgated
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has suggested that Albin was probably aligned with the
Durward faction, in contrast, for instance, to the allegedly Comyn aligned Clement of Dunblane. Watt even argued that Albin's postulation was probably due to the influence of Alan Durward, who at the time was a close advisor of King Alexander II.
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in eastern Angus. Albin appears to have left
Scotland again sometime after this, as he appears active around Durham again in either 1254 or 1255. Back in Scotland, at Arbroath on 21 September 1256, he and Bishop Clement of Dunblane passed judgment on William de Mydford, vicar of the
575:; however, the bull was denounced as a forgery on 28 March 1257, after Durward's rivals had seized power. During the months preceding this denunciation, Albin was once again out of Scotland; on 4 March 1257 his presence was once again recorded at Durham.
634:, who then appointed Adam, one of Albin's relatives. The outcome of the case is not known, and it is therefore unclear whether or not Adam was deposed as archdeacon. All that can be confirmed is that no other archdeacon is attested by name until 1284.
525:, Bishop of Dunkeld, were appointed to be papal mandatories, and instructed by the papacy to protect Bishop William de Bondington from being summoned to lay courts on account of matters concerning his bishopric.
261:, probably by 1242, but certainly by 1264. It has been suggested that this Adam was Adam de Brechin, probable son of Henry de Brechin's successor William de Brechin (died between 1286 and 1294), who held
451:; the Comyn faction held the ascendancy between 1249 and 1252, and again between 1255 and 1257; the Durward faction held the ascendancy between 1252 and 1255, and again between 1257 and 1258.
483:, issued a letter of protest against the behaviour of the Durward dominated government; they criticised Durward's onslaught on the "liberties of the church", probably in the aftermath of the
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in Angus, and on 22 September 1248 settled a long-standing property dispute between the church of
Brechin and Arbroath Abbey. However, he had left Scotland by the following month, and was in
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Late medieval depiction of the coronation of
Alexander III, King of the Scots; Albin was presumably present, though Brechin was not one of the senior bishoprics of the kingdom.
536:. Along with Clement of Dunblane, Albin was named by the pope as a conservator of the privileges given to Abel de Gullane, newly provided Bishop of St Andrews, on 23 March.
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Bishop Albin, with the
Archdeacon of Brechin, was named as a papal mandatory again on 4 January 1254 and authorised to put Nicholas de Hedon in possession of the
680:, pre-13th century monastery of Brechin before it was organised into a bishopric in the 12th century. A bull of Pope Innocent IV of 18 February 1250 stated that:
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selected three of their members to elect the next bishop, and they unanimously forwarded their precentor, Albin. Because of Albin's "defect of birth" (i.e. his
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chapel, Brechin, sometime between March and July 1267, the last known recorded reference to him until 1269. His death in that year was reported in the
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The available sources give no clue as to Albin's pattern of allegiance in these factional politics, and neither do his recorded activities. Professor
721:, "martyr of Brechin", had been translated to Brechin Cathedral during Albin's episcopate; the date given is 2 January but the year is not recorded.
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Inchaffray, chiefly from the originals in the charter chest of the Earl of Kinnoull
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on 4 July 1246. In the following year, on 11 July and 8 August 1248, the Pope wrote to Albin commanding him to ensure that a settlement between
276:, the first known person to hold that office; he was not, however, recorded in that position until the summer of 1246, when he was confirmed as
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Political Role of Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith During the Minority of Alexander III of Scotland", in K. J. Stringer (ed.),
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which had been made against him. The allegations centred on Bishop Albin's handling of a vacancy to the
Brechin archdeaconry; Albin had given
353:. The consecration took place sometime before 13 May 1247, the date Albin was given his first recorded task as a consecrated bishop, when he,
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754:, p. 6; understanding of possession of the archdeaconry in this period is complicated, as the archdeacon called Adam in 1242 may not be the
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for the
English church which he expected the Scottish church to incorporate; the Scottish church does not appear to have done so, however.
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Hammond, "Durward Family", pp. 118–38, and Young, "Political Role of Walter Comyn", pp. 131–49, for details.
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administration, and as a result, factional politics. The government during this minority was divided between a faction centred on
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had been proclaimed as part of the secular cathedral by an act of Bishop Gregory, Albin's predecessor.
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Hammond, Matthew H., "The Durward family in the thirteenth century", in
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attributes to Albin a role not confirmed by other sources.
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Modern photograph of Brechin Cathedral and round tower.
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230:("Earl David") and the younger brother of King
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622:were appointed to investigate allegations of
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1218:Essays on the nobility of medieval Scotland
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662:General notes about Albin's episcopate
498:In either 1253 or 1254, Albin was an
184:David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
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1220:, (Edinburgh, 1985), pp. 131–49
1211:Medieval Church Councils in Scotland
1143:Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland
121:Between 19 July 1246 and 13 May 1247
1018:Watt, Dictionary, p. 7; Watt,
16:Prelate of the Kingdom of Scotland
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741:, s.v. "Albin", p. 5, ch. 1.
159:) (died 1269) was a 13th-century
1148:, Second Edition, (London, 1976)
400:In the same period, he ordained
1206:, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
508:Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
265:in the see of Brechin in 1274.
234:; Henry bore the title Lord of
205:before, in 1246, being elected
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906:, pp. 175–6; Watt,
514:of St Mary's were having with
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1165:& Alasdair Ross (eds.),
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463:Middle episcopate, 1250s
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429:Alexander II of Scotland
420:, where he granted many
377:Albin witnessed a royal
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1078:, vol. ii, p. 663.
579:Later episcopate, 1260s
502:at a court held by the
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872:, p. 6; Watt,
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609:Walter de Baltrodin
504:Justiciar of Scotia
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44:Bishop Albin's seal
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118:Consecration
54:Christianity
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1271:1269 deaths
1117:, pp. 5, 7.
650:Maison Dieu
489:St Margaret
485:translation
456:Donald Watt
422:indulgences
78:Predecessor
1265:Categories
1125:References
1115:Dictionary
1074:Anderson,
1007:Dictionary
990:Dictionary
960:Dictionary
947:Dictionary
925:Dictionary
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891:Dictionary
870:Dictionary
857:Dictionary
835:Dictionary
822:Dictionary
801:Dictionary
788:Dictionary
752:Dictionary
739:Dictionary
597:visitation
391:Strathearn
719:Stolbrand
708:Carmelite
628:collation
589:Archibald
402:vicarages
270:precentor
263:benefices
213:Biography
199:precentor
102:Precentor
88:Successor
70:In office
1022:, p. 54.
1001:Dowden,
919:Dowden,
902:Dowden,
876:, p. 39.
851:Dowden,
816:Dowden,
807:, p. 45.
762:, p. 54.
624:nepotism
585:Montrose
500:assessor
437:minority
435:, meant
177:Scotland
1236:Gregory
1181:"Albin"
1003:Bishops
921:Bishops
904:Bishops
859:, p. 6.
853:Bishops
818:Bishops
701:English
694:Céli Dé
686:Keledei
674:Céli Dé
669:Céli Dé
565:earldom
530:deanery
512:culdees
410:England
379:charter
355:Clement
312:Gregory
236:Brechin
192:Brechin
163:of the
161:prelate
157:Albinus
137:unknown
134:unknown
106:Brechin
82:Gregory
1113:Watt,
1061:Watt,
1048:Watt,
1031:Watt,
988:Watt,
958:Watt,
945:Watt,
868:Watt,
833:Watt,
799:Watt,
786:Watt,
750:Watt,
717:named
715:martyr
704:Arabic
692:These
678:Reform
643:canons
601:Robert
554:rector
550:Dundee
447:, and
418:Durham
383:Forfar
345:; and
113:Orders
50:Church
1183:, in
756:nepos
725:Notes
711:friar
416:near
412:, at
255:nepos
173:Angus
153:Albin
25:Albin
404:for
240:seal
155:(or
146:1269
143:Died
131:Born
611:as
548:of
532:of
491:to
389:in
381:at
365:as
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