Reginald was a medieval
Archbishop of Canterbury
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-elect.
Reginald was the sub-
prior
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of the
cathedral chapter
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of
Canterbury
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...
when the monks chose him to succeed
Hubert Walter
Hubert Walter ( – 13 July 1205) was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief Justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor. As chancellor, Walter b ...
before October 1205. The election was quashed by the pope before 20 December 1206.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archbishops
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Citations
References
* Retrieved on 1 January 2009
Further reading
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Archbishops of Canterbury
13th-century English Roman Catholic archbishops
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