Statue of Baldwin of Forde from the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral
Appointed
December 1184
Term ended
19 November 1190
Predecessor
Richard of Dover
Successor
Reginald fitzJocelin
Other post(s)
Archdeacon of Totnes Bishop of Worcester
Orders
Consecration
c. 1180
Personal details
Born
c. 1125
Exeter, Kingdom of England
Died
19 November 1190 near Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Parents
Hugh d'Eu
Baldwin of Forde or Ford[1] (c. 1125 – 19 November 1190) was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190. The son of a clergyman, he studied canon law and theology at Bologna and was tutor to Pope Eugene III's nephew before returning to England to serve successive bishops of Exeter. After becoming a Cistercian monk he was named abbot of his monastery at Forde and subsequently elected to the episcopate at Worcester. Before becoming a bishop, he wrote theological works and sermons, some of which have survived.
As a bishop, Baldwin came to the attention of King Henry II of England, who was so impressed he insisted that Baldwin become archbishop. In that office, Baldwin quarrelled with his cathedral clergy over the founding of a church, which led to the imprisonment of the clergy in their cloister for more than a year. Baldwin spent some time in Wales with Gerald of Wales, preaching and raising money for the Third Crusade. After the coronation of Richard I of England, the new king sent Baldwin ahead to the Holy Land, where he became embroiled in the politics of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Baldwin died in the Holy Land while participating in the crusade.
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law at the University of Bologna, a centre for legal studies. Here he was tutored by BaldwinofForde, a future Archbishop of Canterbury, and both studied...
construction of the Bishop's Palace. He also issued a confirmation of the status of the town of Wells. BaldwinofForde, the archbishop of Canterbury,...
descriptions of Ireland and Wales in the late 12th century. He became Archdeacon of Brecon, serving Archbishop BaldwinofForde, a past tutor of Pope Eugene...
and Humphrey had protested the annulment. Before he died, BaldwinofForde, the archbishop of Canterbury, forbade Isabella to marry Conrad, stating that...
attempted to mediate a dispute between the Archbishop of Canterbury, BaldwinofForde, and the monks of the cathedral chapter. Their efforts were fruitless...
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should they put forward a different man – examples are the elections ofBaldwinofForde and Thomas Cobham. Early in the 14th century, Prior Eastry erected...
of the saint. The third abbot, Abbot Baldwin, became Archbishop of Canterbury. Abbot Chard, the last abbot ofForde at the time of the dissolution of...
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village or town as it was known then, which no longer exists. Archbishop BaldwinofForde (1184–91), Hubert Walter (1193–1207), Stephen Langton (1207–29), and...
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castles existing in Wales during the journey of Gerald and Archbishop BaldwinofForde, and was known as Carn Madryn, making the structure older than Carnarvon...
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appears to have entertained prior to his official visit with BaldwinofForde, Archbishop of Canterbury, to preach the Crusade in 1188. Conan (or Cunan)...
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brother-in-law, Conrad of Montferrat, addresses a letter to BaldwinofForde, Archbishop of Canterbury, from Tyre, accusing Isaac II of conspiring against...
was a Franciscan friar and Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292. Peckham studied at the University of Paris under Bonaventure, where he later...
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