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Langton, Stephen

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Archbishop of Canterbury, born in England but educated in France; a man of ability and scholarly attainments; in 1206 visited Rome, was made Cardinal by Innocent III., presented to the Archbishopric, and consecrated at Viterbo in 1207; King John refused to acknowledge him, and the kingdom was put under an interdict, a quarrel which it took five years to settle; established in the primacy, the prelate took up a constitutional position, and mediated between the king and the barons to the advancement of political liberty; d . 1228.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Langton, Stephen'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/langton-stephen.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.