Robert of Ghent

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Robert of Ghent or Robert de Gant was the fourteenth and seventeenth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1140 to 1141, and from 1142 to 1154. He was also Dean of York.[1][2] He was the uncle of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 82
  2. ^ a b Crouch The Reign of King Stephen p. 160

[edit] References

  • Crouch, David The Reign of King Stephen: 1135-1154 Harlow, Essex: Longman Pearson 2000 ISBN 0-582-22657-0
  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

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Political offices
Preceded by
Philip de Harcourt		 Lord Chancellor
1140–1141		 Succeeded by
William FitzGilbert
Preceded by
William de Vere		 Lord Chancellor
1142–1154		 Succeeded by
Thomas Becket
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