richard died december medieval archbishop canterbury elect england member anglo norman noble family son bishop educated italy household clerk serving king henry_ii england favourite king louis vii france appointed abbot abbey angered attempting help negotiate settlement king called offspring enemy peace church traitor elected bishop election challenged king henry eldest son forced rome confirmed attended spent time diocese elected archbishop_of_canterbury died installed early life son possibly born father priest great great grandson companions sources born father studying law italy uncle related robert earl gloucester successor bath father second cousin mother member family counts born brought italy led referred appointed wiltshire father december signed document served household archbishop june serving interests france court french king louis vii papal probably november louis named abbot abbey probably studied paris letter introduction pope bishop chancellor complete studies title master service served king henry_ii royal messenger rome crisis years embroiled dispute trying find diplomatic solution serving henry incurred displeasure called offspring enemy peace church traitor maintained friendly relations father john partisan took negotiations august september attempted reach settlement henry negotiations included papal norman bishops prominent royal negotiations came led main working king henry dispute john oxford richard henry plans reward late probably precipitated final crisis led murder bishop bath elected late april consecrated june challenged election grounds election went rome company richard dover elected archbishop_of_canterbury facing challenge election confirmed april alleging reason election confirmed states swore oath death birth took place father priest dispute friend peter wrote letter extant encouraging bishop kept busy attending king councils royal court took mission led cardinal attempted deal attended active affairs diocese appears secular affairs kingdom took coronation king richard england april persons selected chancellor attended trial october bridge reading windsor dismissed offices unsuccessful candidate england active bishop time bishop survive built hospital bath building extensively starting construction issued confirmation status town wells archbishop_of_canterbury baldwin archbishop canterbury died crusade palestine early king richard wrote cathedral chapter canterbury composed monks regular clergy recommend election william archbishop idea acted monks autumn chancellor driven kingdom sent king deal issue prince john walter turned issue vacant canterbury ordered election place december bishops prince john walter arrived early canterbury elected november monks election attempt monks prevent candidate unacceptable forced election contested walter appealed monks death december stopped controversy appeals probably chosen monks supported monks canterbury archbishop baldwin dispute foundation church dedicated saint thomas died hampshire buried bath death admitted christ canterbury buried habit monk according monk death performed certain weak sick people source claimed wore hair shirt episcopal
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