longchamp's in A Sentence

Longchamp's sister, Richeut, married the castellan of Dover Castle.

Throughout 1190, Longchamp's relations with Richard's younger brother John were difficult.

By that time, Longchamp was already one of Richard's trusted advisors.

Longchamp's men laid siege to the priory, and after four days forcibly removed Geoffrey.

Longchamp also agreed to work to ensure John's succession to the throne in the event of Richard's death.

The historian Austin Lane Poole says that Gerald described Longchamp as more like an ape than a man.

The medieval writer William of Newburgh claimed that Longchamp was"an obscure foreigner of unproven ability and loyalty.

Although contemporary writers accused Longchamp's father of being the son of a peasant, he held land as a knight.

Longchamp first served Henry II's illegitimate son Geoffrey, but quickly transferred to the service of Richard I, Henry's heir.

Although Longchamp regained the office of Chancellor after Richard's return to England, he lost much of his former power.

Longchamp's relations with the other leading English nobles were also strained, which contributed to the demands for his exile.

Longchamp entered public life at the close of Henry II's reign, as an official for the King's illegitimate son Geoffrey.

For example, it appears likely that Longchamp did not speak English, making his relations with his flock more difficult.

Longchamp went to the court of Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, who was holding King Richard captive at Trifels.

Longchamp claimed that Geoffrey had not sworn fealty to Richard, but this was probably just an excuse to eliminate a rival.

Longchamp also promoted the careers of his brothers; Henry and Osbert became sheriffs in the 1190s, Osbert the Sheriff of Yorkshire.

Longchamp's relations with the English people were made more difficult because he was a native of Normandy, and often insensitive to English customs.

This led to Longchamp besieging Lincoln Castle because the castellan would not surrender the castle and allow himself to be replaced by Longchamp's nominee.

His father, Hugh de Longchamp, also held land in England, as did many other Norman nobles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Much of the information on his career comes from people hostile to him, for example, Gerald of Wales called Longchamp that"monster with many heads.

Longchamp died in January 1197, at Poitiers, while on a diplomatic mission to Rome for Richard, and was buried at the abbey of Le Pin.

Richard left England in May 1194, and Longchamp accompanied him to the continent, never to return to England; Longchamp returned to the Emperor's court in 1195.

Soon after Longchamp's departure from England, Richard was captured on his journey back to England from the crusade and held for ransom by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

On Longchamp's visits to his diocese he was accompanied by a large train of retainers and animals, which became notorious throughout the country as a sign of his extravagance.

Longchamp governed England while Richard was on the Third Crusade, but his authority was challenged by Richard's brother, John, who eventually succeeded in driving Longchamp from power and from England.

He was supported by others among his contemporaries, including Pope Clement III, who, when he appointed Longchamp legate, wrote that he did so at the urging of the English bishops.

News of the dispute reached Richard, who sent Walter de Coutances, the Archbishop of Rouen, to England in late spring 1191, with orders to negotiate a peace between John and Longchamp.

When Richard became king in 1189, Longchamp paid £3,000 for the office of Chancellor, and was soon named to the see, or bishopric, of Ely and appointed legate by the pope.

Hugh Nonant-one of Longchamp's opponents-declared that the elder Longchamp was the son of a peasant, which seems unlikely, as Hugh de Longchamp appears to have held a knight's tenancy in Normandy.

Longchamp first distinguished himself at the court of King Philip II of France in Paris in 1189, when he acted as Richard's envoy in a dispute with William Marshall, King Henry's envoy.

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longchamp's in A Sentence

Longchamp's sister, Richeut, married the castellan of Dover Castle.

Throughout 1190, Longchamp's relations with Richard's younger brother John were difficult.

By that time, Longchamp was already one of Richard's trusted advisors.

Longchamp's men laid siege to the priory, and after four days forcibly removed Geoffrey.

Longchamp also agreed to work to ensure John's succession to the throne in the event of Richard's death.

The historian Austin Lane Poole says that Gerald described Longchamp as more like an ape than a man.

The medieval writer William of Newburgh claimed that Longchamp was"an obscure foreigner of unproven ability and loyalty.

Although contemporary writers accused Longchamp's father of being the son of a peasant, he held land as a knight.

Longchamp first served Henry II's illegitimate son Geoffrey, but quickly transferred to the service of Richard I, Henry's heir.

Although Longchamp regained the office of Chancellor after Richard's return to England, he lost much of his former power.

Longchamp's relations with the other leading English nobles were also strained, which contributed to the demands for his exile.

Longchamp entered public life at the close of Henry II's reign, as an official for the King's illegitimate son Geoffrey.

For example, it appears likely that Longchamp did not speak English, making his relations with his flock more difficult.

Longchamp went to the court of Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, who was holding King Richard captive at Trifels.

Longchamp claimed that Geoffrey had not sworn fealty to Richard, but this was probably just an excuse to eliminate a rival.

Longchamp also promoted the careers of his brothers; Henry and Osbert became sheriffs in the 1190s, Osbert the Sheriff of Yorkshire.

Longchamp's relations with the English people were made more difficult because he was a native of Normandy, and often insensitive to English customs.

This led to Longchamp besieging Lincoln Castle because the castellan would not surrender the castle and allow himself to be replaced by Longchamp's nominee.

His father, Hugh de Longchamp, also held land in England, as did many other Norman nobles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Much of the information on his career comes from people hostile to him, for example, Gerald of Wales called Longchamp that"monster with many heads.

Longchamp died in January 1197, at Poitiers, while on a diplomatic mission to Rome for Richard, and was buried at the abbey of Le Pin.

Richard left England in May 1194, and Longchamp accompanied him to the continent, never to return to England; Longchamp returned to the Emperor's court in 1195.

Soon after Longchamp's departure from England, Richard was captured on his journey back to England from the crusade and held for ransom by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

On Longchamp's visits to his diocese he was accompanied by a large train of retainers and animals, which became notorious throughout the country as a sign of his extravagance.

Longchamp governed England while Richard was on the Third Crusade, but his authority was challenged by Richard's brother, John, who eventually succeeded in driving Longchamp from power and from England.

He was supported by others among his contemporaries, including Pope Clement III, who, when he appointed Longchamp legate, wrote that he did so at the urging of the English bishops.

News of the dispute reached Richard, who sent Walter de Coutances, the Archbishop of Rouen, to England in late spring 1191, with orders to negotiate a peace between John and Longchamp.

When Richard became king in 1189, Longchamp paid £3,000 for the office of Chancellor, and was soon named to the see, or bishopric, of Ely and appointed legate by the pope.

Hugh Nonant-one of Longchamp's opponents-declared that the elder Longchamp was the son of a peasant, which seems unlikely, as Hugh de Longchamp appears to have held a knight's tenancy in Normandy.

Longchamp first distinguished himself at the court of King Philip II of France in Paris in 1189, when he acted as Richard's envoy in a dispute with William Marshall, King Henry's envoy.

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