Leicester Abbey
List of abbots
A list of abbots of the abbey:

Leicester Abbey

Section Title: List of abbots
Table Section Text: A list of abbots of the abbey:

Abbot's Name	Election	End of Tenure	Notes

Richard	1143 or 1144	1168 (approx)

William of Kalewyken	1167 or 1168	1178 (approx)

William of Broke	1177	1186	resigned

Paul	1186	1205

William Pepyn	1205	1222 or 1224

Osbert of Duntun	1222	1229	Died in office

Matthias Bray	1229	1235	Resigned; Probably due to pressure from Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln

Alan of Cestreham	1235	1244 (?)	End of tenure estimated from the date of next abbot's election

Robert Furmentin	1244	1247 (?)	End of tenure estimated from the date of next abbot's election

Henry of Rotheleye (Rothley)	1247	1270	Resigned

William of Shepheved (Shepshed)	1270	1291	Died in office

William of Malverne	1291	1318	Died in office

Richard of Tours	1318	1345	Died in office

William of Clowne	1345	1378	Died in office

William of Kereby	1378	1393	Died in office

Philip Repyngdon	1393	1405	Resigned to become "Chaplain and confessor" to King Henry IV. Repyngdon subsequently served as Bishop of Lincoln and was later created a Cardinal.

Richard of Rothely	1405	1420	Resigned

William Sadyngton	1420	1442	Died in office following allegations of Financial Impropriety

John Pomery	1442	1474	Died in office

John Sepyshede	1474	1485

Gilbert Manchestre	1485	1496	Died in office

John Penny	1496	1509	Resigned.

Richard Pescall	1509	December 1533 or January 1534	Resigned following pressure from John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln and allegations of impropriety. Awarded a pension of £100 a year.

John Bourchier	1534	1538	Was not previously a canon at the abbey, and is thought to have gained the role of Abbot through his personal contacts with Thomas Cromwell.

Sentence(s)

John Bourchier, the last abbot of the house, took control between 1534 and 1538.

final_sentence: John Bourchier, the last abbot of the house, took control between 1534 and 1538.