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Around 1160 Archbishop Hubert Walter was born to Hervey Butler (age 30) and Maud Valoignes (age 25).
On 15th September 1189 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 32) held a Council meeting at Pipewell [Map] at which he appointed a number of Bishops:
Bishop William Longchamp was elected Bishop of Ely.
Bishop Godfrey Lucy was elected Bishop of Winchester.
Bishop Richard Fitzneal (age 59) was elected Bishop of London.
Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 29) was elected Bishop of Salisbury.
On 22nd October 1189 two of Richard's new Bishops were consecrated ...
Bishop Godfrey Lucy was consecrated Bishop of Winchester.
Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 29) was consecrated Bishop of Salisbury.
On 29th May 1193 Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 33) was elected as Archbishop of Canterbury.
In December 1193 Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 71) left Orford, Suffolk [Map] with her son Richard's (age 36) ranson of 100,000 marks in silver and 200 hostages. She was accompanied by Archbishop Walter de Coutances and Bishop William Longchamp. Hubert Walter Bishop of Salisbury (age 33) was Regent of England in her absence.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 9th February 1194. Meanwhile, not long before the arrival of the king, Adam of St. Edmund, a cleric and close associate of Count John, came to England, having been sent by him with letters instructing the fortresses to be strengthened against his brother, the king. When he arrived in London, and could have passed through freely without hindrance, he instead went to the lodging of Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, and dined with him. While there, he boasted greatly about his lord's successes and his close alliance with the King of France against his own brother. He claimed that the King of France had granted to his lord the castle of Driencourt and the castle of Arques, which were to be handed over to the Archbishop of Reims, as stated in the aforementioned letter. Furthermore, he said the King of France would have granted even more to his lord if only his lord had men he could trust.
Interim non longe ante adventum regis1 venit in Angliam Adam de Sancto Eadmundo, clericus et familiaris comitis Johannis, missus ab eo in Angliam? cum litteris ad castella sua munienda contra regem fratrem suum. Qui cum Lundonias venisset, et sine impedimento transire potuisset, accessit ad hospitium Huberti Cantuariensis archiepiscopi, et comedit cum illo, multa jactans de prosperitate domini sui, et de familiaritate regis Francie quam habebat adversus dominum suum, dicens quod rex Francie tradiderat domino suo castellum de Driencurt, et castellum de Archis, que tradenda erant archiepiscopo Remensi, sicut in supradicto scripto continetur; et plura tradidisset domino suo, si dominus suus haberet homines in quibus confideret.
Note 1. ante adventum regis. Feb. 9, as appears from what follows.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 10th February 1194. On the same day, Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, along with Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, Richard (age 64), Bishop of London, Gilbert, Bishop of Rochester, Godfrey, Bishop of Winchester, as well as the Bishops of Worcester and Hereford, Henry (age 46), Bishop-elect of Exeter, and many abbots and clergy of the diocese of Canterbury, gathered in the chapel of the infirm monks at Westminster. There, they pronounced a sentence of excommunication upon Count John and upon all his supporters and advisors, who had disturbed or sought to disturb the peace and kingdom of the King of England, unless they abandoned their hostility and sought reconciliation. Furthermore, they appealed to the presence of the Lord Pope against William, Bishop of Ely, so that he might no longer exercise the office of legate in England. They confirmed their appeal with their seals and sent it first to the king, and then to the Supreme Pontiff for ratification. This appeal was made on the fourth Ides of February (February 10), on a Thursday.
Eodem die Hubertus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, et Hugo Lincolniensis, et Ricardus Lundoniensis, et Gilbertus Rofensis, et Godefridus Wintoniensis, et Wigornensis et Herefordensis episcopi, et Henricus Exoniensis electus, et abbates et clerici multi Cantuariensis diocesis, convenerunt in capella monachorum infirmornm apud Westmonasterium, et sententiam anathematis tulerunt in comitem Johannem, et in omnes fautores ejus et consiliarios, qui pacem et regnum regis Anglize turbaverunt vel turbarent, nisi relicta hostilitate ad satisfactionem venirent. Deinde appellaverunt ad præsentiam domini papæ contra Willelmum Eliensem episcopum, ne ipse de cwtero fungeretur in Anglia legationis officio; et appellationem suam sigillis suis confirmaverunt, et miserunt illam domino regi, deinde summo pontifici confirmandam. Facta est autem hæc appellatio quarto idus Februarii, feria quinta.
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Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury. 14th March 1194. The next day, when he had departed from Canterbury and was approaching Rochester, he encountered Archbishop Hubert of Canterbury (age 34), who joyfully came to meet him. Dismounting from his horse, the king fell to the ground on bended knee, and the archbishop likewise prostrated himself in reverence. Then, rising together, they embraced with tearful eyes and, in their great joy, renewed their spirits with kisses.
Crastino cum recessisset a Cantuaria et Roffam appropinquaret, obviavit archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Huberto sibi gaulenter occurrenti, equoque desiliens genu flexo corruit n terram, et archiepiscopus similiter jacebat e regione, andemque surgentes, oculis in amplexibus lacrimantious, osculis præ gaudio sese refecerunt.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 30th March 1194. On the thirtieth day of March, a Wednesday, Richard, King of England, held the first day of his council at Nottingham. Present at this council were: Queen Eleanor (age 72), his mother, Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, who sat on the king's right, Geoffrey (age 42), Archbishop of York, who sat on the king's left, Hugh (age 69), Bishop of Durham, Hugh (age 54), Bishop of Lincoln, William, Bishop of Ely, the king's chancellor, William, Bishop of Hereford, Henry, Bishop of Worcester, Henry (age 46), Bishop of Exeter, John, Bishop of Whithorn (Candida Casa), Count David (age 42), brother of the King of Scotland, Hamelin (age 65), Earl of Warenne, Ranulf (age 24), Earl of Chester, William (age 26), Earl of Ferrers, William (age 18), Earl of Salisbury, Roger Bigod (age 50).
Tricesima die mensis Martii, feria quarta, Ricardus rex Angiiæ celebravit primum conciJii sui diem apud Notingliam; cui interfueiunt Alienor regina mater ejus, et Hubertus Cantuariensis arcbiepiscopus, qui in dextris regis sedebat in concilio illo, et Gaufridus Eboracensis arcbiepiscopus, qui a sinistris ejus sedebat, et Hugo Dunelmensis, et Hugo Lincolniensis, et Willelmus Eliensis regis cancellarius, et Willelmus Herefordensis, et Henriecus Wigornensis, et Henricus Exoniensis, et Johannes Candidæ Casæ episcopi; et comes David frater regis, Scotiæ, et Hamelinus comes de Warenna, et Ranulfus comes Cestriæ, et Willelmus comes de Ferreres, et Willelmus comes de Salesbiria, et Rogerus Bigot.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 12th April 1194. On the twelfth day of April, a Tuesday in Easter Week, Richard, King of England, departed from Northampton and traveled to Silveston. Meanwhile, Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, and Hugh (age 69), Bishop of Durham, traveled to Brackley [Map], where accommodations had been prepared for the Bishop of Durham — lodgings that he had held for the past thirty years, provided by the king's marshals under King Henry II. When the Scottish king's servants arrived, they attempted to expel the Bishop of Durham's servants, but were unable to do so. However, they purchased food for the King of Scotland and prepared it in one of the buildings within the estate. When the Bishop of Durham arrived and was informed of the situation, he refused to leave. Instead, he boldly entered his lodgings and ordered the tables to be set. While he was dining, Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived and offered him alternative lodgings, advising him to vacate the estate and allow the King of Scotland to stay there instead. When the King of Scotland returned from hunting later that evening and was informed of the situation, he was greatly displeased and refused to enter the estate. Instead, he ordered that his provisions be given to the poor, and he himself traveled to King Richard at Silverston [Map]. There, he complained about the insult he had suffered from the Bishop of Durham. Upon hearing this, King Richard became angry and rebuked the Bishop of Durham severely
Duodecima die mensis Aprilis, feria tertia in hebdomada Paschæ, Ricardus rex Angliæ recessit de Northamtonia, et perrexit usque ad Selvestun; et Hubertus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, et Hugo Dunelmensis episcopus, perrexerunt usque ad Brakelai, ubi præparatum erat hospitium Dunelmensis episcopi, quod ipse a triginta annis retro tenuerat ex liberatione marescallorum regis Henrici. Et ubi procuratio sua præparata fuerat, supervenerunt servientes regis Scotiæ volentes ejicere servientes episcopi, sed non poterant. Emerunt tamen cibaria regis, et in quadam domo ejusdem curiæ præparaverunt. Quo cum Dunelmensis episcopus venisset, et dictum esset ei a suis ita contigisse, noluit pedem referre, sed audacter hospitium suum intravit, et mensas apponi jussit. Et dum pranderet supervenit Hubertus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, et obtulit ei hospitium suum: et consuluit ei ut ipse, relicto hospitio illo regi Scotiæ, abiret. Cum autem rex Scotiæ a venatu redisset sero, et nunciatum esset ei ita contigisse, grave tulit, et noluit illo ire: sed præcepit procurationem suam dari pauperibus, et ipse venit ad regem apud Selvestun, et conquestus est ei de injuria quam fecerat ei Dunelmensis episcopus; unde rex iratus multum increpavit Dunelmensem episcopum.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. [On or after 12th April 1194] However, the King of England, in the presence of his mother Eleanor (age 72), Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, Hugh (age 69), Bishop of Durham, Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow, and many others, both clergy and laymen from both kingdoms, granted and confirmed by his charter to William, King of Scotland, and his heirs forever, that: Whenever the King of Scotland comes to the court of the King of England by royal summons, The Bishop of Durham and the Sheriff of Northumberland shall receive him at the River Tweed and escort him safely to the River Tees. There, the Archbishop of York and the Sheriff of Yorkshire shall receive him and escort him safely to the borders of Yorkshire. Thus, he shall be escorted from county to county by bishops and sheriffs, until he arrives at the court of the King of England. From the moment the King of Scotland enters English territory, he shall receive a daily allowance of 100 shillings from the royal treasury for his expenses.
Tamen rex Angliæ in præsentia Alienor matris suæ, et Huberti Cantuariensis archiepiscopi, et Hugonis Dunelmensis episcopi, et Gocelini Glascuensis episcopi, et aliorum multorum tam clericorum quam laicorum utriusque regni, concessit, et carta sua confirmavit Willelmo regi Scottorum, et hæredibus suis in perpetuum; quod quandocunque ipsi per summonitionem regis Angliæ ad curiam suam venient, episcopus Dunelmensis et vicecomes Northimbriæ recipient eum ad aquam de Tuede, et in salvo conductu ducent eos usque ad aquam de Taise; et ibi recipient eos archiepiscopus Eboracensis et vicecomes Eboraci, et in salvo conductu ducent eos usque ad fines comitatus Eboracensis; et sic per episcopos et vicecomites ducentur de comitatu ad comitatum, donec perveniant ad curiam regis Angliæ: et ex quo rex Scottorum intraverit terram regis Angliæ habebit quotidie de bursa regis Angliæ centum solidos de liberatione.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 17th April 1194. On the seventeenth day of April, a Sunday within the Octave of Easter, a great assembly gathered in the Church of St. Swithun [Map]. Present were: Hubert (age 34), Archbishop of Canterbury, John (age 44), Archbishop of Dublin, Hugh (age 69), Bishop of Durham, Hugh of Lincoln, Richard of London, Gilbert of Rochester, William of Ely, Seffrid of Chichester, Henry of Exeter, William of Hereford, the Bishop of Worcester, the Bishop of St. David's, and the Bishop of Bangor, together with many abbots, clergy, and laypeople. Richard, King of England, clothed in royal garments and wearing a golden crown on his head, came forth from his chamber already crowned. He held in his right hand the royal sceptre, topped with the sign of the cross, and in his left hand a golden rod, topped with the figure of a dove. On his right walked William, Bishop of Ely, his chancellor, and on his left, Richard, Bishop of London. Preceding them in ordered procession were the archbishops, bishops, abbots, monks, and clerics. Following the king were earls, barons, knights, and a great multitude of common people.
And a silken canopy, supported by four lances, was carried above the king [King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 36)] by four earls: Roger Bigod (age 50), Earl of Norfolk, William, Earl of the Isle of Wight, the Earl of Salisbury (age 18), the Earl of Ferrers (age 26).Three swords taken from the royal treasury were carried before the king: one sword was carried by William (age 51), King of Scotland. another was borne by Hamelin (age 65), Earl of Warenne. The third was carried by Ranulf (age 24), Earl of Chester. Among them, the King of Scotland walked in the middle, with the Earl of Warenne at his right and the Earl of Chester at his left.
Septima decima die mensis Aprilis, die Dominica in octavis Paschæ, convenientibus in unum in ecclesia Sancti Swithuni Huberto Cantuariensi, et Johanne Dublinensi archiepiscopis; et Hugone Dunelmensi, et Hugone Lincolniensi, et Ricardo Londoniensi, et Gilberto Roffensi, et Willelmo Eliensi, et Sefrido Cicestrensi, et Henrico Exoniensi, et1.... Willelmo Herefordensi, et Wigornensi, et de S. David, et1.... Pangorensi episcopis; et abbatibus multis, et clero et populo; Ricardus rex Angliæ vestimentis regalibus indutus, coronam auream habens in capite,2 processit de thalamo suo coronatus, gestans in manu sua dextra sceptrum regale, cujus sum mitate habetur signum crucis, et in manu sinistra virgam auream, in cujus summitate habetur species columbz et a dextris ejus ibat Willelmus Eliensis episcopus, cancellarius suus, et a sinistris Ricardus Londoniensis episcopus. Præcedebat quoque eos ordinata processio archiepiscoporum et episcoporum, et abbatum, et monachorum et clericorum. Comites vero, et barones, et milites, et magna plebis multitudo, sequebantur regem.
Et pannus sericus quatuor lanceis superpositus ferebatur supra regem a quatuor comitibus: videlicet, Rogero Bigot comite de Norfolchia, et Willelmo comite de Insula Vectæ et—comite Salesbiriensi, et—comite de Ferreres. Et tres gladii de thesauro regis sumpti gestabantur ante regem; quorum unum gestabat Willelmus rex Scottorum, et alterum portabat Hamelinus comes de Warenna, et tertium gestabat Ranulfus comes Cestriæ: medius autem illorum ibat rex Scottorum, et comes Warennæ a dextris ejus, et comes Cestriæ a sinistris ejus.
Note 1. blanks for names of the bishops of Worcester and Bangor.
Note 2. coronam auream habens in capite. It is worthwhile remarking that notwithstanding the political significance given to this second coronation of Richard, it was a ceremony different in kind from the first, and far more in itself analogous to the great crown-wearing days of the earlier Norman kings. The king receives the crown from the archbishop privately (Gerv. l.?S7), and presents himself to the people already crowned and in his royal robes. It is not so much a renewal of his "inauguration" after an eclipse of dignity or even a loss of it, as an assertion that that dignity has undergone no diminution. The day and place recall the Easter crown-wearing of William the Conqueror at Winchester. Gervase was reminded by them of the Canterbury crowning of king Stephen, c. 1588.
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On 27th May 1199 King John of England (age 32) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 39) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Bishop Herbert Poore attended.
On 13th July 1205 Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 45) died.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. [25th March 1994] On the same day, Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived there and had his cross carried before him. However, Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, did not have his cross carried before him. Instead, he complained to the king about the Archbishop of Canterbury, who had ordered his cross to be carried within the diocese of York. When the Archbishop of Canterbury heard this and saw that the Archbishop of York had not carried his own cross, he said: "I carry my cross throughout all of England, and I have the right to carry it, as I am the Primate of all England. But you do not carry your cross, and perhaps you do not even have the right to carry it. Therefore, in this matter, I appeal to the Lord Pope."
Eodem die venit illuc Hubertus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, et crucem suam ante se portari fecit. Gaufridus vero Eboracensis archiepiscopus crucem suam non portavit; sed conquestus est regi de archiepiscopo, qui crucem suam portare fecit in Eboracensi diocesi. Quod cum Cantuariensis archiepiscopus audisset, et vidisset quod Eboracensis archiepiscopus crucem suam non portasset, dixit, "Ego crucem meam per totam Angliam porto, et portare debeo, sicut totius Angliæ primas; tu autem crucem tuam non portas, et forsitan portare non debes: et ideo rebus sic existentibus appello ad dominum papam."
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. [17 Apr 1194] And thus, having been crowned, he [King Richard "Lionheart" I of England] was led into the metropolitan church of St. Swithun, up to the altar; and there, kneeling devoutly, he received a blessing from Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury. From there, he was led to his throne.
Meanwhile, Queen Eleanor, his mother, sat with her ladies-in-waiting on the north side of the church, opposite the king. The Archbishop of Canterbury celebrated Mass, and the king was led by the aforementioned bishops to make his offering. Afterward, he was escorted back to his throne
After the celebration of the Mass, the king was led back to his chamber, with the orderly procession preceding him, as described before. The king then removed his heavier garments and crown, putting on lighter robes and a smaller crown, and thus entered the monastic refectory for the feast. The aforementioned archbishops and bishops, as well as the King of Scotland, the earls, and the barons, all sat at the table, each in his proper place according to rank and dignity, and they feasted splendidly. The citizens of London, having paid the king a fee of 200 marks, were granted the privilege of serving the wine and drink, in defiance of a challenge from the citizens of Winchester. Meanwhile, the citizens of Winchester were assigned the duty of serving in the kitchen.
On the same day, after the banquet, in the evening, the king returned to his residence, which is in Winchester Castle.
Et sic coronatus ductus est in metropolitanam ecclesiam Sancti Swithuni usque ad altare; et ibi flexis genibus devote recepit benedictionem ab Huberto Cantuariensi archiepiscopo, et inde ductus est ad sedem suam.
Alienor vero regina mater ejus, cum puellis suis, sedebat in Boreali parte ecclesize ex opposito regi. Cantuariensis vero archiepiscopus Missam celebravit; et rex ductus est a preedictis episcopis ad oblationem, et reductus est in sedem suam.
Post celebrationem Misse reductus est rex in thalamum suum, præcedente ordinata processione, ut superius. Rex vero depositis gravioribus vestimentis suis et corona, leviora sumpsit indumenta et coronam leviorem, et ita ad prandendum intravit refectorium monachorum; et præfati archiepiscopi et episcopi, et rex Scotiæ, et comites et barones, sedebant ad mensam, unusquisque in locum suum, secundum ordinem et dignitatem suam, et epulabantur splendide. Cives autem Lundoniarum, data regi mercede ducentarum marcarum, servierunt de pincernaria, contra calumniam civium Wintoniæ. Cives vero Wintoniæ servierunt de coquina.
Eodem die post prandium sero rediit rex in domum suam, quæ est in castello Wintoniæ.
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Images of Histories by Ralph Diceto. On the Octave of Easter, he received the royal crown from the hands of Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Winchester; William, King of Scotland, was present.
In octavis Paschæ regni diadema suscepit de manibus Huberti Cantuariensis archiepiscopi Wintoniæ; Willelmus rex Scotiæ præsens fuit.
[his father] Hervey Butler and [his mother] Maud Valoignes were married.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Normandy 1st Count of Eu
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 2nd Count of Eu
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard de Clare
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert de Clare
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Giffard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Giffard 1st Earl Buckingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rohese Giffard
GrandFather: Hervey de Clare
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Claremont
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adeliza Claremont
Father: Hervey Butler
GrandFather: Theobald Valoignes
Mother: Maud Valoignes