Robert of Ghent

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]

Notes

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

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

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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Name
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Short description	English politician
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Place of death

Robert of Ghent

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