Appointed to his most famous position, however, he broke with the king, and Louis VII granted him asylum in Pontigny, after he had opposed the constitutions of Clarendon.
He was to have been succeeded by Roger de Bailleul, who however refused the election. As a protege of Theobald of Bec, whom he would later succeed, he soon gained attention of the court. A close friend of the king, this man was entrusted with the upbringing of the heir-apparent \- a fact which is often quoted as a cause of the subsequent father-son quarrel. He was a loyal Lord Chancellor, and increased the king's hold over the church. Appointed to his most famous position, however, he broke with the king, and Louis VII granted him asylum in Pontigny, after he had opposed the constitutions of Clarendon. Alexander III's threat of excommunication made it possible for him to return to England, where he in turn started excommunicating his enemies. Killed on December 29th 1170 by cronies of Henry II, FTP, who was this English saint and archbishop of Canterbury?
He was to have been succeeded by Roger de Bailleul, who however refused the election.
Thomas a {Becket}