Longchamp first served Henry II's illegitimate son Geoffrey,
Longchamp went to the court of Henry VI,
Longchamp's relations with the English people were made
Longchamp's men laid siege to the priory,
Longchamp died in January 1197,
Longchamp did not attend,
Soon after Longchamp's departure from England,
Longchamp's sister, Richeut,
Longchamp's sister, Richeut, married the castellan of Dover Castle.
Longchamp paid 3,000 pounds(£) for the office of Chancellor.
His father, Hugh de Longchamp, also held land in England,
Longchamp first distinguished himself at the court of King Philip
Throughout 1190, Longchamp's relations with Richard's younger brother John were difficult.
This led to Longchamp besieging Lincoln Castle because the castellan would
Longchamp entered public life at the close of Henry II's reign,
Longchamp's men laid siege to the priory,
and after four days forcibly removed Geoffrey.
never to return to England; Longchamp returned to the Emperor's court in 1195.
When Richard became king in 1189, Longchamp paid £3,000 for the office of Chancellor,
when he appointed Longchamp legate, wrote that he did so at the urging of the English bishops.
Although Longchamp regained the office of Chancellor after Richard's return to England,
he lost much of his former power.
Longchamp first served Henry II's illegitimate son Geoffrey,
but quickly transferred to the service of Richard I, Henry's heir.
pay the Emperor to keep Richard captive, Longchamp attended along with Walter of Coutances and Eleanor of Aquitaine,
Longchamp went to the court of Henry VI,
the Holy Roman Emperor, who was holding King Richard captive at Trifels.
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.
Longchamp also promoted the careers of his brothers;
Henry and Osbert became sheriffs in the 1190s, Osbert the Sheriff of Yorkshire.
Longchamp claimed that Geoffrey had not sworn fealty to Richard,
but this was probably just an excuse to eliminate a rival.
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.