Lanfranc 1 (Male) Archbishop of Canterbury, 1070-89
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Factoid List

Office (1)

Archbishop (1)

Anon.EpisList4 (archbishop of the city of Canterbury)

Personal Relationship (1)

~ Friend (General relationship) of Lanfranc 1 (1)

Baldwin 5: of Lanfranc 1: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 22

Event (47)

Accusation (1)

Lanfranc 1-Wulfstan 55.conflict: Lanfranc 1 accused Wulfstan 55 of illiteracy, while Thomas 1 the archbishop of York claimed that by ancient right he should be subject to him. In council Wulfstan 55 was told to answer both charges, and he left the chamber in order to give more careful thought to the presentation of his reply. But instead he summoned his monks to sing Nones. During the service Wulfstan 55 saw a vision of the blessed archbishops Dunstan 1 and Oswald 1. As the result of the council Wulfstan 55 was completely cleared, and even recovered every of the remaining vills of the bishopric which Archbishop Ealdred 37 had kept under his thumb; for Archbishop Lanfranc 1 was stout in his support, no doubt wishing to put pressure on a rival to his primacy and power [i. e. Thomas 2].: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iv.143 (1072)

Advice/counsel (1)

Bates317 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 informs Swein 9 the sheriff and all his French and English faithful men and officials that he has granted to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Feering, Essex, with the three houses in Colchester which are subject to it. All is to be held as Earl Harold 3 held it on the day on which King Edward 15 was alive and dead and as William 1 afterwards held it. The grant is made on the advice of William 1’s barons on account of an agreement and exchange involving Windsor.: Bates317 (1066 x 1086)

Agreement (2)

Bates67 - charter establishing the primacy of Canterbury: In 1072 a meeting was convened at the command of Pope Alexander 1 II and with the agreement of King William 1, to discuss and decide on the primacy of the see of Canterbury over the see of York.: Bates67 (1072)

Bates68 - charter establishing the primacy of Canterbury: In 1072 a meeting was convened at the command of Pope Alexander 1 II and with the agreement of King William 1, to discuss and decide on the primacy of the see of Canterbury over the see of York.: Bates68 (1072)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of archbishop (1)

Lanfranc 1.consecration: Lanfranc 1 was consecrated on 29 August 1070 by: William 1 of London, Walkelin 1 of Winchester, Remigius 1 of Dorchester, Siweard 13 of Rochester, Herfast 1 of East Anglia, Stigand 5 of Selsey, Herman 2 of Sherborne, Giso 1 of Wells.: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 3 (1070)

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (1)

: Lanfranc 1 orders Wulfstan 55 and Peter 16 to assist Archbishop Thomas 2 in the consecration of ‘a certain cleric’ [Ralph 26] who has been elected bishop of the Orkneys at the command of Earl Paul 3. : Lanfranc, Ep. no. 13 (1072 x 1073)

Assembly (3)

1072 - Assembly at Penenden: A notice that after King William 1 had subdued the English kingdom, his brother, bishop Odo 3 of Bayeux, came to England before Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and settled in the county of Kent where he exercised great power. And because in those days there was no one strong enough to be able to resist, he appropriated many lands and customs of the archbishopric of Canterbury to his lordship. Subsequently, Lanfranc 1, abbot of the church of Caen, came to England on the king’s orders and was raised to primacy of the entire English kingdom. When he had lived in England for some time and found that many of the ancient lands of the church were missing, and had discovered that they had been distributed and alienated by his negligent predecessors, having diligently and thoroughly ascertained the truth, he informed the king as quickly as he could of his case. The king ordered the whole shire to deliberate without delay and all the Frenchmen and especially the Englishmen knowledgeable of the ancient laws and customs to convene in a single gathering. When they had assembled at Penenden, all alike considered the problem. Archbishop Lanfranc 1 regained many lands and re-established his rights within his lands.: Bates69 (1072)

Assistance (1)

Charter confirmation (1)

Bates133 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelwig 15 and Evesham: King William 1 informs Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Bishop Odo 3 of Bayeux, Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, Urse 1 the sheriff and all his French and English barons of England that he has granted the abbey of Evesham to Abbot Æthelwig 15 with whatever belongs to it, so that he and all his successors may have it with great honour and peace, with its lands and men, and with such law, custom and liberty, sake and soke, toll and team, and infangenetheof, without town and within, as any of his predecessors and as he himself held them in the time of King Edward 15 and before. The church shall have all lands and possessions as set out in royal charters of King Edward 15 and any other predecessors, and in the ancient precepts written and confirmed for the church. Abbot Æthelwig 15 and all his successors shall have the hundred of Fishborough in free and pure alms, with everything belonging to the hundred. No sheriff or his officers shall enter, plead or exact anything. William 1 also confirms King Edward 15’s gift to Abbots Manni 1 and Æthelwig 15 that the abbey shall have a port and market in Evesham, and shall have there all the customs which the king has in his ports and towns. The abbey may purchase food and clothing anywhere in England without paying toll.: Bates133 (1070 x 1078)

Charter-witnessing (10)

Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150 (1081)

Bates154 - William 1 agrees to Arnulf 3's grant to Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 attests and agrees to the grant of Linkenholt, Hants., to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, by Arnulf 3 de Hesdin.: Bates154 (1081)

Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193 (1081)

Bates194 - William 1 granting lands and rights to Malmesbury: King William 1, at the request of Queen Matilda 2 and of many bishops and barons, confirms to Abbot Warin 1 of Malmesbury and to his successors the grant of lands and possessions which all his predecessors have made to the abbey.: Bates194 (1081)

Bates220 - William 1 confirms lands of Ramsey: King William 1 notifies all kings who reign after him, all archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, magnates and faithful men under his authority, both clerical and lay, that he has taken the abbey of Ramsey under his protection. He confirms all the grants of lands, churches and other things made in the time of previous kings, by whomever they were given.: Bates220 (1077)

Bates266 - William 18 granting lands to Briouze, Saint-Gervase and Saint-Prothaise: A record of gifts made by William 18 de Briouze to the church of Saint-Gervase and Saint-Prothaise of Briouze, confirmed in England.: Bates266 Version III (1080 x 1083)

Bates290 - William 1 confirming lands of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 confirms lands of the monks of St Peter's, Westminster, and concludes agreements with them concerning Windsor and the royal regalia.: Bates290 (1067)

Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60 (1082)

Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (2)

Bates17 - writ of William 1 in favour of Battle: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Bishop Stigand 5 of Chichester, all his successors as king of England and all his faithful men that he has built a church in honour of St Martin on the site where God gave him victory over his enemies.: Bates17 (1072 x 1078)

Bates19 - writ of William 1 in favour of Battle: King William 1 informs Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Hamo 2, sheriff of Kent, Walter 4 the sheriff, and all his sheriffs and French, English and Welsh barons, that he establishes and orders the abbey of Battle, its surrounding leuga and all its manors with the appendages belonging to them, namely: Wye, Kent ; Alciston, Sussex; Limpsfield, Surrey; Hutton, Essex; Brightwalton, Berks.; Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire; shall be free of all earthly service with sake and soke, toll and team, infangenetheof, geld, scot murdrum, all aids, work on castles, parks and bridges, hideage, danegeld, all please, plaints, shires, hundreds, lestage, tallage, assarts, enclosures, and military service.: Bates19 version I (1070 x 1086)

Confirmation of land/privileges (12)

Bates152 - writ of William 1 in favour of Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his barons and officials in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire that he has restored and confirmed to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, all the lands held unjustly by Archbishop Thomas 2 of York, namely Northleach, Oddington and Standish.: Bates152 (1070 x 1087)

Bates20 - writ of William 1 in favour of Battle: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and Bishop Stigand 5 of Chichester and all his French and English barons and faithful men that he has granted and confirmed that the church of Battle, with its surrounding leuga shall be eternally free of all geld, scot, aid and all earthly service, and have sake and soke, toll and team, infangenetheof, and wardpenny, and shall be free of all custom and the domination of bishops and others.: Bates20 (1070 x 1086)

Bates20a - writ of William 1 in favour of Battle: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and Bishop Stigand 5 of Chichester and all his bailiffs that he grants and confirms that the abbot and the monks of Battle are to have warren in all places belonging to the monastery.: Bates20a (1070 x 1087)

Bates222 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1, and his bishops, abbots and sheriffs, and his French and English faithful men that Abbot Æthelsige 43 of Ramsey is to have sake and soke, toll and infangenetheof, and all the customs of his church, within and outside towns, as his predecessor had them on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead. : Bates222 (1080 x 1087)

Bates23 - writ of William 1 in favour of Battle: King William 1 informs the clergy and laity of England that he has confirmed that the abbey of Battle shall be free of all exaction, with all dignities and royal customs which he has granted by royal authority as they are witnessed by his charter, with the assent of Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Bishop Stigand 5 of Chichester, and the advice of all his bishops and barons.: Bates23 (1070 x 1086)

Bates277 - writ of William 1 in favour of Stow, St Mary's: King William 1 notifies his bishops and all his faithful men throughout England that he has confirmed the gift by Earl Leofric 49 and his wife Godgifu 2 to the church of St Mary of Stow, namely Newark, Fledborough, Notts., and the wapentake of Well, with everything belonging to it. In addition, he has granted the church of Eynsham with the lands it currently possesses to Stow, at the request of Bishop Remigius 1, on the condition that an abbot shall be created there on William 1’s advice, who shall deal wisely with the affairs of the churches. The abbey shall remain in William 1’s lordship like others in England. And so that there will be no claim brought against the abbey, William 1 has granted Sleaford, Lincs., to the bishopric of Lincoln in exchange for the altar of Stow and 4 carucates of land which belong to the bishopric. This was done by the counsel and witness of Archbishop Lanfranc 1.: Bates277 (1070 x 1087)

Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306 (1081)

Conquest (1)

Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (4)

Bates303 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: Writ from a synod at Westminster at which King William 1 ordered that the bishop of London should not oppress the monks of Westminster.: Bates303 (1075)

Lanfranc 1.council of London: In 1075 there was assembled in London in the church of the apostle St Paul a council of the entire district of England, composed of bishops, abbots, and many persons in religious orders. It was ordered and presided over by Lanfranc 1, archbishop of the holy church of Canterbury and primate of the whole island of Britain; and there sat with him venerable persons: Thomas 2 archbishop of York, William 2 bishop of London, Walkelin 1 of Winchester, Herman 2 of Sherborne, Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, Walter 2 of Hereford, Giso 1 of Wells, Remigius 1 of Dorchester or Lincoln, Herfast 1 of Elmham or Norwich, Stigand 5 of Selsey, Osbern 8 of Exeter, and Peter 10 of Lichfield.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.42.7(1-2) (1075)

Lanfranc 1.summoning the council of London: In 1075 there was a council at London summoned and presided over by Lanfranc 1.: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 11 (1075)

Disputing/dispute-settling (1)

Bates347 - writ of William 1 concerning Worcester and Evesham: King William 1 requests Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and Bishop Geoffrey 2 of Coutances to settle the matter of sake and soke between Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester and Abbot Walter 13 of Evesham to as it was on the day when King Edward 15 last took geld for the construction of a ship. The case should be heard before Bishop Geoffrey 2 acting in William 1’s place, and Bishop Wulfstan 55 is to have fully his right and the houses which he claims against the abbot in Worcester. All those who hold his lands should be prepared to perform royal service and the bishop’s.: Bates347 (1078 x 1085)

Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (2)

Lanfranc 1.vision of Dunstan 1: Lanfranc 1 enjoyed the lavish favour of St Dunstan 1. If he ever was hesitant to act, fearful that it might turn ill, the saint would come to him in a dream to reveal the subtle tricks of his enemies and show the way to bypass them. Once, indeed, when Lanfranc 1 was ill and weary of his lingering life, Dunstan 1 appeared in a vision and seemed to wrestle with him, so rescuing him from his peril and restoring his to health.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.43.7

Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (1)

Bates177 - writ of William 1 in favour of Remigius 1: King William 1 notifies Turold 4 the sheriff and all the sheriffs in of Bishop Remigius 1’ bishopric that he has transferred the bishopric of Dorchester-on-Thames to the city of Lincoln, on the authority and advice of Pope Alexander 1 II and his legates, and of Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and the bishops of his kingdom, and that he has given enough land there, freed from all customs, for the construction of a mother-church for the whole bishopric and for its buildings. He has also granted the two manors of Welton and Sleaford, Lincs., and the churches of his three manors of Kirton in Lindsey, Caistor, and Wellingore, Lincs., with their lands and tithes. He has added the tithe of the revenues of the two manors, and the two churches of St Lawrence and St Martin in Lincoln. At Bishop Remigius 1’ request, he has also granted the manor of Leighton Bromswold, Hunts., which Earl Waltheof 2 had previously given to Bishop Remigius 1 through William 1’s hand, and also the manor of Wooburn, Bucks., which William 1 had himself given to Remigius 1 with his pastoral staff. He has confirmed the four churches of Bedford, Leighton Buzzard, Buckingham, and Aylesbury, Bucks., which Remigius 1’s predecessors had held.: Bates177 (1072 x 1087)

Expulsion (2)

Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110 (1083 x 1084)

Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39 (1081)

Freeing from dues (3)

Grant and Gift (15)

Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193 (1081)

Bates221 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and all his sheriffs and officials of England that he has granted sake and soke, toll and team, infangetheof and wreck at Ringstead and Brancaster to the abbey of Ramnsey and Abbot Æthelsige 43, with all customs that the king can have there. The abbey is to have its customs as freely as the king has his, wherever it holds land. Abbot Æthelsige 43 is to hold the abbey as completely as King Edward 15 gave it to Abbot Ælfwine 55, and if anyone has taken anything from the abbey since William 1’s coronation, it is to be restored, if he has been unable to plead through the chapter.: Bates221 (1080 x 1083)

Bates226 - writ of William 1 in favour of Lanfranc 1: Notification by King William 1 to Bishop Herfast 1 of Elmham, Abbot Baldwin 8 of Bury St Edmunds, the sheriffs Picot 1 and Robert 36 Malet and all faithful men, that he has granted the manor of Freckenham, Suffolk, to Archbishop Lanfranc 1 as Harold 3 held it on the day that William crossed the sea, and as Thorbjorn 1 and Gauti 1 held it of Harold 3.: Bates226 (1077 x 1083)

Bates307 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Bishop Odo 3 of Bayeux and all his faithful men of England that he wishes that the abbey of Westminster should have it hunting-rights in the wood which belongs to Battersea, the tithe of two hundred horses near to the church, land at Chollington in Eastbourne, Sussex, which is held by Boscelin 1 de Dives, the house held by the same Boscelin, the house which Osbern 14 the chamberlain held in London, Wick-by-Pershore as it was given by King Edward 15 and as the abbey was seised, and the tithes which belong to King William 1 in Droitwich.: Bates307 (1076 x 1083)

Healing (1)

Illness/demonic seizure/madness (1)

Journey (1)

Judicial decision/review (5)

Bates146 - plea regarding claims of William 18 de Briouze and Fécamp: Record of a plea heard before King William 1 at Lacock, Wilts., regarding the claims which William 18 de Briouze had made in respect of the possessions of the abbey of Fécamp.: Bates146 (1086)

Liturgical celebration (1)

Marriage (1)

Message-sending (1)

Lanfranc 1.consecration: In 1070, on 29 August Lanfranc 1 was consecrated in the metropolitan see by the suffragans of that see, William 2 of London, Walkelin 1 of Winchester, Remigius 1 of Dorchester or Lincoln, Siweard 13 of Rochester, Herfast 1 of Elmham or Thetford, Herman 2 of Sherborne, and Giso 1 of Wells. The others who did not attend sent apologies both by envoy and in writing. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum i.25.1 (1070)

Monastery, violation of (1)

Peter 16.harassing the monks of Coventry: Peter 16 was said to be harassing the monastery of Coventry, both the abbot [Leofwine 85 II] and the monks have complained to Lanfranc that Peter had forced entry into their dormitory and broken their strongboxes, had robbed them of their horses and goods, had pulled down their houses and used the material to build his own, and billeted his retinue there for eight days eating the monks’ provisions.: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 27 (1085)

Monastic reform (2)

Ordering (2)

Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (1)

Patronage (1)

Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305 (1076)

Property-exchanging (2)

Request (1)

Resigning of episcopal office (1)

Herman 2.attempting to resign a second time: Herman 2, having been reinstated as bishop, tried to resign a second time. He was forbidden by Lanfranc.: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 2 (1071)

Restoration of land/property (3)

Bates83 - writ of William 1 in favour of Canterbury, St Augustine's: King William 1 commands Archbishop Lanfranc 1, Bishop Geoffrey 2 of Coutances, Count Robert 17 of Eu, and Hugh 4 de Montfort to reseise Abbot Scotland 1 and the abbey of St Augustine’s, Canterbury, of Fordwich, which Hamo 2 the sheriff is holding and of all the other lands which Abbot Æthelsige 43 [Alsinus], his fugitive [fugitives meus], has given away or allowed to be alienated through carelessness, fear or greed. If anyone has taken anything away violently, they are to be forced to give it back.: Bates83 (1077)

Restoration to bishopric (2)

Alexander 1.asking William 1 to restore Æthelric 64: ‘We [Alexander 1] wish to draw your eminence’s [William 1] attention to the case of Æthelric 64, formerly bishop of Chichester, who was deposed by representatives of our legates: it does not seem to us to have been fully examined. So we have ruled that he should be restored to his original position, as canon law decrees; and have referred the case to our brother … Archbishop Lanfranc 1, to be thoroughly re-examined and concluded in accordance with canon law.': Lanfranc, Ep. no. 7 (1071)

Herman 2.attempting to resign a second time: Herman 2, having been reinstated as bishop, tried to resign a second time. He was forbidden by Lanfranc.: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 2 (1071)

Seizure of land (1)

Service (1)

Submission (1)

Writ-issuing/sending (22)

Bates111 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1, in the presence of his archbishops and all his bishops and justices, by the order of Pope Gregory 8 VII and at the request of Bishop William 15 of Durham, announces that he has taken Prior Abbotsbury 1 and all his successors and all monks serving St Cuthbert in the future into his protection, and that of his heirs, for ever, along with everything that either Bishop William 15, his successors, or other faithful men shall give. The writ contains details of the monks liberties and rights.: Bates111 (1083 x 1084)

Factoids linked indirectly to Lanfranc 1 (2)

Occupation (2)

Medical doctor of Lanfranc 1 (2)

Baldwin 5: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 41

Baldwin 5: Lanfranc, Ep. no. 44

Lanfranc 1 (Male) Archbishop of Canterbury, 1070-89 l xi

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Lanfranc 1 (Male) Archbishop of Canterbury, 1070-89
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