• Adam Orleton (died 1345) was an English churchman and royal administrator. Orleton was born into a Herefordshire family, probably in Hereford, not Orleton...
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    The register of Adam de Orleton, introduction by Rev. A. T. Bannister, 1907 Media related to Orleton at Wikimedia Commons Orleton Village The community...
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    1994), American baseball player Adam Ondra (born 1993), Czech rock climber Adam Orleton (died 1345), Bishop of Winchester Adam Osborne (1939–2003), author...
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    in 1334, when Adam Orleton, the Bishop of Winchester, was accused of having stated in 1326 that Edward was a "sodomite", although Orleton defended himself...
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    reaching Oxford on 2 October where she was "greeted as a saviour" – Adam Orleton, the Bishop of Hereford, emerged from hiding to give a lecture to the...
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    that "he was a sodomite", and Adam Orleton, the Bishop of Winchester, also levelled the accusation at him (although Orleton's accusation came when he was...
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    Edington entered the service of Middleton's friend, Adam Orleton, Bishop of Winchester. Through Orleton, Edington's abilities were brought to the attention...
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  • a model for the character in the ballads. He may have been based on Adam Orleton, Bishop from 1317 to 1327, an antagonist of Edward II of England who...
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  • of Edward III and daughter of Guillaume, Count of Hainaut and Holland Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford and ally of Mortimer John Maltravers, longtime friend...
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  • Preceded by William Melton Lord High Treasurer 1326–1327 Succeeded by Adam Orleton Preceded by Henry Burghersh Lord Chancellor 1330–1334 Succeeded by Richard...
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