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Geoffrey (archbishop of York)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 12, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 09:17, 1 December 2014 (UTC)



Geoffrey (c. 1152 – 12 December 1212) was an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England, who became Bishop-elect of Lincoln and Archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is uncertain; she may have been named Ykenai. He became Bishop of Lincoln in 1173, although not ordained a priest until 1189. By 1182 Pope Lucius III ordered that Geoffrey either resign Lincoln or be consecrated; he chose to resign, and became Chancellor instead. Geoffrey's half-brother Richard I of England nominated him Archbishop of York. After some dispute Geoffrey was consecrated archbishop in 1191. He soon became embroiled in a conflict with William Longchamp, Richard's regent in England, after being detained at Dover on his return to England following his consecration in France. Geoffrey claimed sanctuary in the town, but he was seized by agents of Longchamp and briefly imprisoned in Dover Castle. Subsequently a council of magnates ordered Longchamp out of office, and Geoffrey was able to proceed to his archdiocese. The archbishop's last dispute was with John was in 1207, when the archbishop refused to allow the collection of a tax and was driven into exile in France, where he died five years later.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Today's featured article/recent TFAs shows 27 October 2014 had Æthelstan.
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 * Promoted: 2011
 * Reasons for nomination: 802nd anniversary of his death.
 * I saw had this listed at WP:TFARP, so I've helpfully put together a blurb nomination. :) Feel free to modify the blurb as you wish.
 * Support as nominator. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:39, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I think Ealdgyth is a girl. Srnec (talk) 02:11, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, not sure so removed reference to that. No worries, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 02:50, 28 November 2014 (UTC)


 * didn't add this to TFARP - an IP has recently added lots of dates to that chart, sometimes with trivial date connections. That's not the point of the chart. BencherliteTalk 10:06, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, I was not aware of that. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 11:49, 28 November 2014 (UTC)