STIGAND

Meaning of STIGAND in English

died Feb. 22, 1072

Archbishop of Canterbury (1052–70).

He mediated the peace between Nicholas II . Stigand's continuance in office was one of the reasons for papal support of the Norman Conquest (see William I ) in 1066.

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STIGAND — died Feb. 22, 1072 archbishop of Canterbury, probably the English king Canute's priest of this name whom he placed over …
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STIGAND — died Feb. 22, 1072 Archbishop of Canterbury (105270). He mediated the peace between Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine (1052) …
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ROBERT OF JUMIGES — born , Normandy, Fr. died c. 1055, , Jumiges one of the Normans given high position by the English king …
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LANFRANC — born c. 1005, Pavia, Lombardy died May 28, 1089, Canterbury, Kent, Eng. Italian Benedictine who, as archbishop of Canterbury (107089) …
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