Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas merke 's: - title - see - consecration - successor - church - death date - predecessor - term end - appointed - name Bio: thomas merke -lrb- or merks ; died 1409 -rrb- was an english priest and bishop of carlisle from 1397 to 1400 . educated at oxford university , merke became a benedictine monk at westminster abbey and was consecrated bishop about 23 april 1397 . he served richard ii as ambassador to various german princes in 1397 , was one of the commissioners who negotiated the dowry of isabella of valois in 1398 , and accompanied the king to ireland in 1399 . merke supported richard against the usurper henry iv and in 1400 was imprisoned in the tower of london and deprived of his bishopric as a result . although released and conditionally pardoned the following year , he was not restored to the bishopric , instead serving as a deputy and acting bishop in the diocese of winchester several times . he was one of those churchmen who sided against pope gregory xii at lucca in 1408 . he died in 1409 . merke 's role in supporting his king is represented in william shakespeare 's play '' richard ii '' .
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- title is bishop of carlisle- see is diocese of carlisle- consecration is 23 april 1397- successor is william strickland- church is catholic- death date is 1409- predecessor is robert reed- term end is 1409- appointed is before 23 april 1397- name is thomas merke