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canon of elgin cathedral archibald john de pilmuir 6 january 1326 28 june 1299 at anagni in italy probably moray or sutherland bishop of moray bishop diocese of moray 1299 & ndash ; 1326 prob . mid-13th century david de moravia
 david de moravia roman catholic church
david de moravia

david de moravia -lrb- died 1326 -rrb- was bishop of moray during most of the first war of scottish independence .
he was elected bishop of moray , probably in early 1299 .
extended details exist regarding the election because of an extant letter of pope boniface viii .
the result of the election was that david had 13 votes , the dean had 4 votes , the chancellor had 3 votes and the archdeacon 1 vote .
the dean declared that david was elected , and sent a request for confirmation to the papacy .
the latter found an irregularity , though what exactly this was not revealed .
the election result was nominally declared void , but the pope himself provided david directly to the bishopric .
he was consecrated as bishop at anagni in italy on 28 june 1299 , by matthew of aquasparta , cardinal-bishop of porto .
in 1306 , king edward i of england charged bishop david with complicity in the murder of john iii comyn , lord of badenoch .
david was excommunicated and fled to the earldom of orkney .
king edward sent a request to king haakon v of norway for bishop david to be arrested .
david escaped capture .
on 17 june 1320 , the bishop was again excommunicated , by pope john xxii , as an abettor of king robert i of scotland , enemy of king edward ii of england .
on the orders of the pope , the bishop of dunblane and the bishop of winchester delivered a sentence of excommunication on david and other bishops on 23 may 1322 .
bishop david is particularly notable as the founder of the scots college in paris in 1325 , by donating the land on which it was built .
the foundation confirmed by charles the fair , king of the french , in august 1326 .
bishop david , however , died before the college was formally instituted .
he died on 6 january 1326 , and was buried in the choir of elgin cathedral .
