3 August 1228 A.D. Walter d’Eynsham Chosen by Monks as 45th Archbishop of Canterbury—However, It Was Quashed by King Henry III & Pope Gregory IX

3 August 1228 A.D. Walter d’Eynsham Chosen by Monks as 45^th Archbishop of Canterbury—However, It Was Quashed by King Henry III & Pope Gregory IX

Walter d'Eynsham, also known as Walter de Hempsham was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury-elect.

Walter was a monk of Christ Church Priory in Canterbury, when he was chosen to be the Archbishop of Canterbury on 3 August 1228 by his fellow monks of the cathedral chapter.^[1] His appointment was over-ruled by King Henry III of England and Pope Gregory IX on 5 January 1229.^[2] He was examined by a group of cardinals on theological matters and declared to have answered badly, thus allowing the pope to declare him ineligible for the office.^[3]

Notes

1.       Jump up ^ British History Online Archbishops of Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007

2.       Jump up ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233

3.       Jump up ^ Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 150

References

• British History Online Archbishops of Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
• Powell, J. Enoch; Wallis, Keith (1968). The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. OCLC 463626. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Stephen Langton	Archbishop of Canterbury 1228 Not endorsed.	Succeeded by Richard le Grant