William of Drogheda, William

(Guilielmus Proreda de Drokeda)

Biography

• came from the Irish town Drogheda.
• 1239: teacher at the school of Roman Law founded by Vacarius in Oxford.
• lived in Drawda Hall, Oxford.

Activities as Canonist

• Summa aurea (procedural law)
• Libellus de judiciorum ordine

Editions and Sources

• WAHRMUD, Ludwig (ed.): Die Summa aureas des Wilhelmus de Drokeda, in: Ibid. (ed.): Quellen zur Geschichte des römisch-kanonischen Prozesses im Mittelalter, Vol.2/2, Wagner, Innsbruck 1914.

Introductory Secondary Literature

• HELMHOLZ, Richard: William of Drogheda (c.1200-1245), in: Ecclesiastical Law Journal, Vol. 16 (2014), pp.66-71.
• POLLARD, Albert Frederick: William of Drogheda, in: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 61
• SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich von: Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts. Von Papst Gregor IX. bis zum Concil von Trient, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1877, p.113.