Walter Giffard
Walter Giffard | |
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Peter d'Acquablanca | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1225 |
| Died | April 1279 York |
| Buried | York Minster |
| Parents | Hugh Giffard Sibyl de Cormeilles |
| Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 1265–1266 | |
| Monarch | Henry III of England |
| Preceded by | Ralph Sandwich |
| Succeeded by | Godfrey Giffard |
Walter Giffard (c. 1225 – April 1279) was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York.
Family
Giffard was a son of Hugh Giffard of
Career
Giffard studied at
On 15 October 1266 Giffard was appointed by Pope Clement IV to the Archbishopric of York. As part of this elevation he resigned the chancellorship[8] and was enthroned on 1 November 1266, receiving his temporalities on Boxing Day.[7] Soon after his enthronement he became involved in a dispute with Archbishop Boniface of Canterbury about the right to carry his cross erect in the southern province, and ended up making an appeal to Rome.[2]
Although Giffard had family wealth and much money associated with his office, he could not keep clear of debt. In the years after his appointment he paid 1600
On 13 October 1269 Giffard officiated at the translation of
Death
Giffard died at York on or about 22 April 1279,[7] and he was buried in York Minster, probably in the choir.[1] Archbishop Thoresby later removed his body to a tomb which he had erected in the presbytery.[2] Contemporary reports state that Giffard was a handsome, happy and genial man who was fond of luxury; as a result of this in later life he grew fat which affected both his health and his temper. He was noted at the time as being a man of high character who was able and industrious.
Citations
- ^ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archbishops
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dobson "Giffard, Walter" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Prestwich Edward I pp. 5–6
- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Bishops
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Unidentified Prebendaries
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 4.
- ^ a b c Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 282
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 85
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archdeacons: York
- ^ Moorman Church Life pp. 205–207
- ^ Chrimes Introduction to the Administrative History p. 130
References
- Chrimes, S. B. (1966). An Introduction to the Administrative History of Mediaeval England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell. OCLC 270094959.
- Dobson, R. B. (2004). "Giffard, Walter (c.1225–1279)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10654. Retrieved 12 November 2007.(subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1999). "Archdeacons: York". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 6: York. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1999). "Archbishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 6: York. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (2001). "Unidentified Prebendaries". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 7: Bath and Wells. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- OCLC 213820968.
- ISBN 0-300-07157-4.
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