Richard le Grant
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Richard le Grant (also known as Richard Grant or Richard Wethershed) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1229 to 1231.
| Richard le Grant | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | August 3, 1231 |
| Predecessor | Walter d'Eynsham |
| Successor | Ralph Neville |
| Consecration | June 10, 1229 |
| Died | August 3, 1231 |
[edit] Biography
He was a native of Nazeing, Essex and had a brother and sister who he provided for after he became archbishop.[1] Richard was chancellor of the see of Lincoln when Henry III nominated him to be Archbishop of Canterbury in opposition to Walter d'Eynsham in 1229.[2] He had been chancellor of Lincoln since at least December 16, 1220, when he first occurs in documents in that office.[3] He was also a distinguished writer.[4] and teacher.[1]
Richard was provided to the see of Canterbury on January 19, 1229 by Pope Gregory IX[2], and received the temporalities of the see probably on March 24, 1231. He was consecrated on June 10, 1229.[5] He was recommended for the see by Alexander de Stavenby, bishop of Coventry, and Henry Sandford, bishop of Rochester, who wrote to the pope on Richard's behalf.[1] On January 26, 1231, at a council at Westminster Richard, along with other bishops, objected to Henry III's earlier demand of a second scutage payment.[2] Grant found himself in conflict with Hubert de Burgh, the Justiciar, over the wardship of the de Clare estates at Towbridge, which conflict the archbishop lost after King Henry III of England sided with his justiciar.[1]
Richard then attempted to implement reforms in the clergy over the issue of pluralism and the employment of the clergy in the royal government. In pursuit of this aim, he journeyed to Rome to enlist the papacy's aid, but after a favorable reception at the Curia, he died on his return journey to England on August 3, 1231[5][1] in Italy.[6] He was buried in San Gemini in Umbria.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Lawrence "Grant, Richard (d. 1231)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007
- ^ a b c Powell The House of Lords in the Middle Ages p. 150-151
- ^ British History Online Chancellors of Lincoln accessed on September 11, 2007
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century p. 162
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 3rd ed. p. 233
- ^ Powell The House of Lords in the Middle Ages p. 157
[edit] References
- British History Online Chancellors of Lincoln accessed on September 11, 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Lawrence, C. H. "Grant, Richard (d. 1231)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007
- Moorman, John R. H. Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century Revised Edition Cambridge:Cambridge University Press 1955
- Powell, J. Enoch and Keith Wallis The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540 London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1968
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter d'Eynsham |
Archbishop of Canterbury 1229–1231 |
Succeeded by Ralph Neville |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grant, Richard le |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richard Grant; Richard Wethershed |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1231 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Italy |
