Eustace of Fauconberg was a medieval English
Bishop of London
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from 1221 to 1228 and was also
Lord High Treasurer
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.
Biography
Eustace was the son of Walter de Fauconberg of
Rise-in-Holderness in the
East Riding of the English county of
Yorkshire
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.
Eustace was selected as treasurer in 1217, probably on 4 November, and held the office until his death.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 103] He held the
prebend
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of
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