Roger de Pont L'Evêque
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Roger de Pont L'Evêque (d. 1181) was a contemporary of Thomas Becket. He was Archdeacon of Canterbury immediately previous to Becket holding that post, and was later Archbishop of York. He was famous for the role he played in heightening tensions between King Henry II and Thomas Becket, by then Archbishop of Canterbury.
Henry II insisted that his son (also Henry) be crowned at Westminster Abbey on 14 June 1170 by Archbishop Roger of York. This overstepped a long tradition which reserved coronations to the archbishop of Canterbury, a reservation confirmed as recently as 1166 by Pope Alexander III.
[edit] Controversy
According to John of Salisbury Roger was involved in a scandal, in about 1152, when he had a criminal homosexual relationship with a boy named Walter. When Walter grew up he told the story of Roger's raping him as a child. Archdeacon Roger reacted by having Walter's eyes gouged out. When Walter accused the archdeacon of being responsible for this action, Roger persuaded a judge to condemn him. Walter was executed by hanging.[1]
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| Preceded by William FitzHerbert |
Archbishop of York 1154–1181 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Plantagenet |
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas Becket, University of California Press, Frank Barlow, 1986, pages 33 - 34.
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