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Stigand

Stigand (died 1072) was an Anglo-Saxon churchman in pre-Norman Conquest England who became Archbishop of Canterbury. His birth date is unknown, but by 1020, he was serving as a royal chaplain and advisor. He was named Bishop of Elmham in 1043, and was later Bishop of Winchester and Archbishop of Canterbury. Stigand was an advisor to several members of…

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Appointed
1052
Born
Stigand
Buried
Old Minster, Winchester
Consecration
1043
Died
1072, probably 21 or 22 February
Other posts
Bishop of Elmham Bishop of Winchester

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Early life

Bishop of Elmham and Winchester

Archbishop of Canterbury

Final years and legacy

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Stigand

Nodes114
Edges113
Triples260
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017544
Components1

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Stigand

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related to Deposition and death · 57
Stigand → Abbot, Aethelric, After, Alexander II, Alps, April, Archbishop Stigand, At, Benedict, Besides, Bishop, But, Canterbury, Domesday Book, Dorchester, Durham, Ealdred, Easter, Elmham, Ely Abbey
related to Advisor to the king · 34
Stigand → Although Ealdred, Although Norman, Atheling, Between, Bishop, By, Canterbury, Conqueror, Contemporary, Continent, Domesday Book, Duke William, During Edward's, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, England, Exile, He, His
related to Ecclesiastical affairs · 34
Stigand → Abbot, Abbots, Aethelric, After, Alexander II, Baldwin, Both Giso, Bury St, Canterbury, Dorchester, During, Edmunds, Ely, England, He, Hereford, In, Lichfield, Many, Norman Conquest
related to Norman Conquest · 32
Stigand → Another, Archbishop, Archdeacon Hildebrand, Confessor's, Conqueror's, Conquest, Current, Ealdred, Earl Godwin, Edward, England, English, Frank Barlow, Harold, Harold Godwinson, Harold's, However, If Harold, January, King Edward
related to Bishop of Elmham and Winchester · 30
Stigand → After, April, By, Confessor, Confessor's, Contributing, During, Earl Godwin, East Anglia, Edward, Edward's, Elmham, Emma, Emma's, England, English, Godwin, Harthacnut, He, In
related to Early life · 30
Stigand → After Harthacnut, Ashingdon, Assandun, Because, Cnut, Cnut's, Confessor, East Anglia, Edward, Elmham, Emma, Emma's, England, English, Following Cnut's, Harold Harefoot, Harthacnut, He, His, In
related to Appointment to Canterbury and issues with the papacy · 29
Stigand → Although, Besides, Bishop, Canterbury, Dunstan, Earl Godwin, Earl Godwin's, Edward, Edward's, England, English, Godwin, Gregorian Reform, In, Jumièges, King Edward, Leo, Leo IX, London, Norman
related to External links · 2
Stigand → Anglo-Saxon England, Prosopography
Appointed · 1
Stigand → 1052
Born · 1
Stigand → Stigand

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king winchester edward canterbury archbishop england stigand's bishop harold royal william later english norman elmham although church death advisor appointed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StigandAppointed10521.00infobox
StigandBornStigand1.00infobox
StigandBuriedOld Minster, Winchester1.00infobox
StigandConsecration10431.00infobox
StigandDied1072, probably 21 or 22 February1.00infobox
StigandOther postsBishop of Elmham Bishop of Winchester1.00infobox
StigandPredecessorRobert of Jumièges1.00infobox
StigandSuccessorLanfranc1.00infobox
StigandTerm ended11 April 10701.00infobox
perjuryinstance ofand the accusations that he committed simony and was illiterate only date from the 12th century.Although monastic chroniclers after the Norman Conquest accused him of crimes0.80text
homicideinstance ofand the accusations that he committed simony and was illiterate only date from the 12th century.Although monastic chroniclers after the Norman Conquest accused him of crimes0.80text
they do not provide any evidence of those crimesinstance ofand the accusations that he committed simony and was illiterate only date from the 12th century.Although monastic chroniclers after the Norman Conquest accused him of crimes0.80text

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