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2 unusual facts about Robert le Poer


Robert le Poer

His first Crown office seems to have been Chamberlain of North Wales in 1323; in 1327 he became Treasurer of Ireland.

His support for Alice Kyteler, his sister-in-law, gained him the enmity of Richard de Ledrede, Bishop of Ossory, and in 1328 Arnold was arrested on charges of heresy and died in Dublin Castle while awaiting trial.



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