Walter d'Eynsham explained

Walter d'Eynsham
Archbishop Of:	Archbishop of Canterbury-elect
Elected:	3 August 1228
Quashed:	5 January 1229
Predecessor:	Stephen Langton
Successor:	Richard le Grant
Consecration:	never consecrated

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]

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
• Book: Greenway, Diana E. . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archbishops . 11 September 2007 . 1971 . Institute of Historical Research .
• Book: Powell, J. Enoch . Enoch Powell . Wallis, Keith. The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540 . registration . 1968 . Weidenfeld and Nicolson . London. 463626 .

Notes and References

1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archbishops
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233
3. Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 150