Philip de Harcourt

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Bayeux
Title	Bishop of Bayeux
Period in office	1142–1163
Religious career
Previous bishoprics	Bishop of Salisbury-elect
Previous post	Dean of Lincoln
Personal

Philip de Harcourt was a medieval Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Bayeux. He was also unsuccessfully elected to be Bishop of Salisbury.

Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Life

He was the son of Robert who was the son of Anschetil, lord of Harcourt, Eure in France.^[1] He was the dean of the collegiate church at Beaumont-le-Roger in Normandy by 1131 before being appointed Dean of Lincoln about 1133. He was also archdeacon of Évreux as well.^[2] He was Lord Chancellor for King Stephen of England from 1139 to 1140.^[3] Philip was a partisan of Waleran, Count of Meulan.^[2]

In March of 1140 he was nominated to the Bishopric of Salisbury but the election was quashed in 1141.^[4][5] He was nominated by King Stephen with the advice of Waleran of Melun, but Philip's election was opposed by Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester who was also the papal legate in England and Stephen's brother. Philip appealed to Pope Innocent II but was refused.^[1]

In 1142 he was named Bishop of Bayeux, which he held until 1163.^[3][5]

[edit] See also

• List of bishops of Salisbury
• List of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
• Spear, David S. (1982). "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066-1204" (fee required). Journal of British Studies XXI (2): 1-10. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9371(198221)21%3A2%3C1%3ATNEATS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U. Retrieved 2008-01-28. 

Political offices
Preceded by Roger le Poer	Lord Chancellor 1139–1140	Succeeded by Robert of Ghent
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry de Sully, Abbot of Fecamp	Bishop of Salisbury election quashed 1140–1141	Succeeded by Josceline de Bohon
Preceded by ?	Bishop of Bayeux 1142–1163	Succeeded by ?

Persondata
NAME	Harcourt, Philip de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Salisbury elect; Lord Chancellor of England; Bishop of Bayeux
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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