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Philip de Harcourt
was a medieval
Lord Chancellor
of
England
and
Bishop of Bayeux
. He was unsuccessfully elected as the
Bishop of Salisbury
.
Life
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De Harcourt was the son of Robert who was the son of Anschetil, lord of
Harcourt, Eure
in
France
.
[1]
He was the dean of the collegiate church at
Beaumont-le-Roger
in
Normandy
by 1131 before being appointed
Dean of Lincoln
about 1133.
[2]
During this time he appears to have been made a
Prebendary of Aylesbury
.
[
citation needed
]
He was also
archdeacon
of Evreux as well.
[2]
He was
Lord Chancellor
for King
Stephen of England
from 1139 to 1140, resigning probably in March.
[3]
Philip was a partisan of
Waleran, Count of Meulan
.
[2]
In March 1140 de Harcourt was nominated to the
Bishopric of Salisbury
but the election was quashed in 1141.
[4]
[5]
He was nominated by King Stephen with the advice of Waleran of Melun, but Philip's election was opposed by
Henry of Blois
,
bishop of Winchester
who was also the
papal legate
in England and Stephen's brother. Philip appealed to
Pope Innocent II
but was refused.
[1]
In 1142 de Harcourt was named Bishop of Bayeux, an office he held until 1163.
[3]
[5]
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12th-century Bishop of Bayeux and Chancellor of England